署 (shǔ): office, bureau, (Taiwan pr.) to sign
署 (shǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “office.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 罒 (semantic) and 者 (phonetic). It ranks #1371 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 署 network. Its radical form 罒 (net) appears in many related characters such as 网 (wǎng, net), 置 (zhì, to install), 罚 (fá, to punish).
Definitions
- office
- bureau
- (Taiwan pr.) to sign
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 签署verb | qiān shǔ | to sign (an agreement) |
| 部署verb | bù shǔ | to dispose |
| 警署noun | jǐng shǔ | police station (abbr. for 警察署) |
| 署名verb | shǔ míng | to sign (a signature) |
| 总署noun | zǒng shǔ | general office |
| 警察署noun | jǐng chá shǔ | police station |
| 公署noun | gōng shǔ | government office |
| 联署 | lián shǔ | joint signatures (on a letter or declaration) |
| 海关总署 | hǎi guān zǒng shǔ | General Administration of Customs (GAC) |
| 官署noun | guān shǔ | official institution |
| 联合国开发计划署 | lián hé guó kāi fā jì huà shǔ | United Nations Development Program |
| 美国太空总署 | měi guó tài kōng zǒng shǔ | NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) |
| 德国学术交流总署 | dé guó xué shù jiāo liú zǒng shǔ | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Tw) |
| 行政公署 | xíng zhèng gōng shǔ | administrative office |
| 内政部警政署 | nèi zhèng bù jǐng zhèng shǔ | National Police Agency (Tw) |
署 appears in 32 compound words: 6 as the first character, 94 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 署 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这个署字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě shǔ zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "署" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.
运署研自动车商用载客 点对点接驳高铁机铁
yùn shǔ yán zì dòng chē shāng yòng zài kè diǎn duì diǎn jiē bó gāo tiě jī tiě
The Department of Transport has developed a point-to-point connection to high-speed rail and railways for commercial passenger vehicles
美国突在约旦军事基地 部署大量战机
měi guó tū zài yuē dàn jūn shì jī dì bù shǔ dà liàng zhàn jī
The United States suddenly deployed a large number of fighter jets at Jordanian military bases
韩沙率18国会议员联署 挺阿末三苏里任国盟主席
hán shā lǜ 1 8 guó huì yì yuán lián shǔ tǐng ā mò sān sū lǐ rèn guó méng zhǔ xí
Han Sha led 18 members of parliament to jointly sign the appointment of Ahmad Sansuri as the chairman of the National League
“启德海湾”第2期部署短期推出 冀《预算案》推利好楼市措施
qǐ dé hǎi wān dì 2 qī bù shǔ duǎn qī tuī chū 冀 yù suàn àn tuī lì hǎo lóu shì cuò shī
The second phase of "Kai Tak Bay" will be launched in the short term, hoping that the "Budget" will promote measures that will benefit the property market
国教署投1.4亿 助偏乡839校活化教学
guó jiào shǔ tóu 1 . 4 yì zhù piān xiāng 8 3 9 jiào huó huà jiào xué
The State Education Administration invested 140 million yuan to help 839 schools in rural areas revitalize teaching
美国太空总署曾计画拯救世界。
Měiguó tàikōng zǒngshǔ céng jìhuà zhěngjiù shìjiè.
NASA had a plan to save the world.
这就是他用来签署那份文件的笔了。
Zhè jiù shì tāyòng lái qiānshǔ nà fèn wénjiàn de bǐ le.
This is the pen that he signed the document with.
我有个朋友在美国太空总署工作。
Wǒ yǒu gè péngyou zài Měiguó tàikōng zǒngshǔ gōngzuò.
I have a friend who works for NASA.
1978年中国和日本签署了和平条约。
1978 niánzhōng guó hé Rìběn qiānshǔ le hépíngtiáoyuē.
In 1978 a peace treaty was concluded between Japan and China.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced shǔ
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