Kilo Lingo

(shū) - comfortable, at ease (bound) in Mandarin

shū

Traditional: 舒

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Translation

comfortable, at ease (bound)

Word origin

A compound of 舍 (shè, house, to relax) and 予 (yǔ, to give), conveying ease and comfort, as of unwinding at home.

Origin
compound
Root
舍 (shè, to relax) + 予 (yǔ, to give)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 舒

Examples

This bed is comfortable.

It is cosy here.

I do not feel well.

This room is very cosy.

máo

Putting on a jumper will feel more comfortable.

舒 (shū) means relax or at ease, anchoring 舒服 (shūfu, comfortable) and 舒适 (shūshì, cosy).

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 舒.

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This word is part of lesson 108.