舒 (shū): to stretch, to unfold, to relax
舒 (shū) is a Chinese character meaning “to stretch.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舍 (semantic) and 予 (phonetic). It ranks #1450 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 舒 home. Its radical form 舌 (tongue) appears in many related characters such as 舍 (shě, to give up), 舌 (shé, tongue), 舔 (tiǎn, to lick).
Definitions
- to stretch
- to unfold
- to relax
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 舒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舒缓 | shū huǎn | to ease (tension) |
| 舒舒服服 | shū shu fu fu | comfortable |
| 舒展 | shū zhǎn | to roll out |
| 舒坦 | shū tan | comfortable |
| 舒畅 | shū chàng | happy |
| 舒曼 | shū màn | Schumann (name) |
| 舒心 | shū xīn | comfortable |
| 舒张 | shū zhāng | to relax and expand |
| 舒马赫 | shū mǎ hè | Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver |
| 舒芙蕾 | shū fú lěi | (loanword) soufflé |
| 舒一口气 | shū yī kǒu qì | to heave a sigh of relief |
| 不舒服 | bù shū fu | unwell |
| 希舒美 | xī shū měi | Zithromax (brand name for the antibiotic azithromycin 阿奇黴素|阿奇霉素[a1 qi2 mei2 su4]) |
| 图木舒克市 | tú mù shū kè shì | Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang |
| 不舒适 | bù shū shì | uncomfortable |
舒 appears in 43 compound words: 74 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 19 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 舒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
舒字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
shū zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "舒" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
米舒斯京:2025年新建及修缮公路超过2.8...
mǐ shū sī jīng : 2 0 2 5 nián xīn jiàn jí xiū 缮 gōng lù chāo guò 2 . 8 . . .
Mishustin: More than 2.8 new and repaired roads will be built and repaired in 2025...
针灸舒缓“手术失败症候群”
zhēn jiǔ shū huǎn shǒu shù shī bài zhèng hòu qún
Acupuncture relieves "surgical failure syndrome"
西甲|巴塞正式启动买拉舒福特谈判 传欲压价 曼联企硬
xī jiǎ bā sāi zhèng shì qǐ dòng mǎi lā shū fú tè tán pàn chuán yù yā jià 曼 lián qǐ yìng
La Liga | Barcelona officially launched negotiations to buy Rashford, and it is rumored that it wants to suppress the price, and Manchester United is hard
日本一码二码三码的穿着建议?选对尺码穿出舒适感
rì běn yī mǎ èr mǎ sān mǎ de chuān zhe jiàn yì ? xuǎn duì chǐ mǎ chuān chū shū shì gǎn
What are the suggestions for wearing a size 1, 2, and 3 in Japan? Choose the right size to wear comfortably
【联副文讯】联副/舒国治、朱国珍对谈:饮食书写,情感记忆
lián fù wén xùn lián fù shū guó zhì , zhū guó zhēn duì tán : yǐn shí shū xiě , qíng gǎn jì yì
【Joint Deputy News】Joint Deputy/Shu Guozhi and Zhu Guozhen Dialogue: Diet Writing, Emotional Memory
你看起来不太舒服。是生病了吗？
Nǐ kànqǐlai bù tài shūfu. shì shēngbìng le ma?
You don't seem to be comfortable. Are you ill?
你最近是不是身体有点不舒服？
Nǐ zuì jìn shìbùshì shēntǐ yǒudiǎn bù shūfu?
Have you been feeling a bit of discomfort lately?
小姐！我觉得不舒服。
Xiǎojie! Wǒ juéde bù shūfu.
Miss! I feel sick.
这是张舒服的椅子。
Zhè shì zhāng shūfu de yǐzi.
This is a comfortable chair.
Character Family
舌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the tongue radical
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