Miaozi

竖

豎

shùㄕㄨˋ
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HSK 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to erect

  2. 2

    vertical

  3. 3

    vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Examples

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他開始說他的秘密的時候，我們都豎起了耳朵來聽。

他開始說他的祕密的時候，我們都豎起了耳朵來聽。

We were all ears when he started to tell us his secret.

我跟那個芬蘭豎琴手懷孕了，他就是我昨晚告訴你的那個人。

I got pregnant from the Finnish harpist that I told you about last night.

我豎起了耳朵聽。

I pricked up my ears.

豎起你的耳朵。

Prick up your ears.

Characters

Character breakdown

又

yòu

(once) again

立

lì

surname Li

Stroke practice

Practice writing 竖

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.