術 (shù)

technique/art/skill

How 術 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
行 — go/do
Traditional
術
Simplified
术

Components

術 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

shù
method; technique
zhú
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

Common words using 術

手術 shǒushù
(surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]
技術 jìshù
technology; technique; skill
武術 wǔshù
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense
藝術 yìshù
art
藝術家 yìshùjiā
artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
魔術 móshù
magic
魔術師 móshùshī
magician
學術 xuéshù
learning; science; academic
心術 xīnshù
designs; schemes; intentions
戰術 zhànshù
tactics
算術 suànshù
arithmetic; sums (mathematics as primary school subject)
美術 měishù
art; fine arts; painting

術 in a sentence

這個魔術表演很精彩。

Zhège móshù biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi.

“This magic show is wonderful.”

How common is 術?

術 is the 328th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 66.6% of all running text.

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