竖

shù

perpendicular, vertical; erect

How to write 竖, stroke by stroke

variant of 竖; to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Ideographic: A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂

Made of 刂 + 又 + 立

竖起shù qǐto erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
竖琴shù qínharp
横竖héng shuanyway
竖中指shù zhōng zhǐto give the middle finger
竖井shù jǐngvertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
竖式shù shìstanding; vertical
竖弯钩shù wān gōu乚 stroke in Chinese characters
竖折shù zhé(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
竖提shù tístroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以)
竖直shù zhívertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old)
竖立shù lìto erect; to set upright; to stand
竖笛shù dírecorder (musical instrument); (Tw) clarinet