HSK 3 · Home & Housing

书架

shū jià

bookshelf

Stroke order of 书架

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

书 · 4 strokes 架 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

书 books sit on a 架 wooden frame 木 with 加 added.

Parts: 书 book + 架 shelf (加 add + 木 wood)

The characters in 书架

书 shū — book (4 strokes)
架 jià — frame; (measure word for planes) (9 strokes)

Example sentence

书架上有很多书。

There are many books on the bookshelf.

Words with 书

书店bookstore 读书to read; to study 书book 书包schoolbag 图书馆library

Words with 架

衣架clothes hanger 架frame; (measure word for planes)吵架to quarrel

More words: Home & Housing

刀knife 房东landlord 房租rent 房屋house; building 屋子room; house 搬to move (sth)搬家to move house 单元unit; apartment block entrance 家具furniture 沙发sofa 空调air conditioner 衣架clothes hanger 卫生间bathroom; toilet 室room 被子quilt 收音机radio 板board; plank

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