竖

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to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person 又 standing 立 as straight as a knife 刂

Components 刂又立

perpendicular · Heisig RSH #2268

foiled again + vase

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
横三竖四	héng sān shù sì	in disorder; in a tremendous mess
横说竖说	héng shuō shù shuō	to explain sth over and over again; to repeat
竖中指	shù zhōng zhǐ	to give the middle finger
横眉竖眼	héng méi shù yǎn	to scowl fiercely; to glare
横挑鼻子竖挑眼	héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn	to pick on sth incessantly (idiom); to criticize right and left
横竖劲儿	héng shù jìn r	firmness of determination
横七竖八	héng qī shù bā	in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
竖起大拇指	shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ	to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval
竖起	shù qǐ	to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (o…
竖式	shù shì	standing; vertical
竖立	shù lì	to erect; to set upright; to stand
竖直	shù zhí	vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (…
竖提	shù tí	stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以[yi3])
竖起耳朵	shù qǐ ěr duo	to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth
竖笔	shù bǐ	vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
竖蛋	shù dàn	see 立蛋[li4 dan4]
横竖	héng shu	anyway
竖折	shù zhé	(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
竖井	shù jǐng	vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
竖琴	shù qín	harp