署
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shǔ · bureau, public office

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

罒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 署

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shǔWords pronounced shǔ
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Example sentences

Notice where 署 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè fēng xìn méi shǔ míng.这封信没署名。

This letter has no signature.

Source: Tatoeba #2032272 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāi xìn jiàn wèi shǔ míng.该信件未署名。

This letter bears no signature.

Source: Tatoeba #2032273 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiù shì tā yòng lái qiān shǔ nà fèn wén jiàn de bǐ le.這就是他用來簽署那份文件的筆了。

This is the pen that he signed the document with.

Source: Tatoeba #454799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ qiān shǔ le wén jiàn.我簽署了文件。

I attached my signature to the document.

Source: Tatoeba #5542980 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu gè péng yǒu zài měi guó tài kōng zǒng shǔ gōng zuò.我有個朋友在美國太空總署工作。

I have a friend who works for NASA.

Source: Tatoeba #814996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hán guó yǔn xū le guó jì yuán zǐ néng zǒng shǔ de shì chá.韓國允許了國際原子能總署的視察。

Korea allowed an inspection by the IAEA.

Source: Tatoeba #892471 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 署 in context

  1. Say shǔ, then recall the core meaning: bureau, public office.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 部署 (bù shǔ), meaning “to dispose”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 署 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.