"庶" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ʂu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /syː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɯ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /su¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /su²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Xiamen], /si²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ʂu⁵¹/, /syː³³/, /sɯ⁴¹/, /su¹¹/, /su²¹/, /si²¹/ Chinese transliterations: shù [Mandarin, Pinyin], shu⁴ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], syu³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sìr, sù, sì, shù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shù [Mandarin, Yale], shuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шу [Mandarin, Palladius], šu [Mandarin, Palladius], syu [Cantonese, Yale], sy³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xu³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sìr [Hokkien, POJ], sìr [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sù [Hokkien, POJ], sù [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sux [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sì [Hokkien, POJ], sì [Hokkien, Tai-lo], six [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], syoH [Middle-Chinese], /*s-tak-s/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*hljaɡs/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology templates: {{m|sit-pro|*s-(k/g)lak|t=to cook}} *s-(k/g)lak (“to cook”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 庶
  1. numerous; many
    Sense id: en-庶-zh-character-vfr~sdkk
  2. common; ordinary; without title or rank; pertaining to a commoner
    Sense id: en-庶-zh-character-lQaubams
  3. (chiefly historical) pertaining to concubinage (a concept in the polygynous practices of traditional Chinese society) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-庶-zh-character-C4Lonr6K Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 46 46
  4. (chiefly historical) pertaining to concubinage (a concept in the polygynous practices of traditional Chinese society)
    (especially) born by a concubine or illegitimate partner
    Tags: especially, historical
    Sense id: en-庶-zh-character-efzTTiKs Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 46 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 富庶 (fùshù), 庶人 (shùrén), 庶子 (shùzǐ), 庶幾 (shùjī), 庶几 (shùjī), 庶母 (shùmǔ), 庶民 (shùmín), 庶物 (shùwù), 支庶 (zhīshù), 眾庶 (zhòngshù), 众庶 (zhòngshù), 黎庶 (líshù)

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "fùshù",
      "word": "富庶"
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      "roman": "shùrén",
      "word": "庶人"
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      "roman": "shùzǐ",
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      "roman": "shùjī",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "shùjī",
      "word": "庶几"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "shùmǔ",
      "word": "庶母"
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      "roman": "shùmín",
      "word": "庶民"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "shùwù",
      "word": "庶物"
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      "roman": "zhīshù",
      "word": "支庶"
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      "roman": "zhòngshù",
      "word": "眾庶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "zhòngshù",
      "word": "众庶"
    },
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    }
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        {
          "english": "Ran You said, \"Since they are thus numerous, what more shall be done for them?\" \"Enrich them,\" was the reply.",
          "ref": "冉有曰:「既庶矣,又何加焉?」曰:「富之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nRǎn Yǒu yuē: “Jì shù yǐ, yòu hé jiā yān?” Yuē: “Fù zhī.” [Pinyin]",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syu³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sy³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɯ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "syoH"
    },
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        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*s-tak-s/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*hljaɡs/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sù /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɯ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*s-tak-s/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*hljaɡs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "庶"
}
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    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese lemmas"
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "fùshù",
      "word": "富庶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùrén",
      "word": "庶人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùzǐ",
      "word": "庶子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùjī",
      "word": "庶幾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùjī",
      "word": "庶几"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùmǔ",
      "word": "庶母"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùmín",
      "word": "庶民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùwù",
      "word": "庶物"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhīshù",
      "word": "支庶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhòngshù",
      "word": "眾庶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhòngshù",
      "word": "众庶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "líshù",
      "word": "黎庶"
    }
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          "english": "Ran You said, \"Since they are thus numerous, what more shall be done for them?\" \"Enrich them,\" was the reply.",
          "ref": "冉有曰:「既庶矣,又何加焉?」曰:「富之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nRǎn Yǒu yuē: “Jì shù yǐ, yòu hé jiā yān?” Yuē: “Fù zhī.” [Pinyin]",
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      ],
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        ],
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syu³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sy³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìr"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɯ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "six"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syoH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*s-tak-s/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*hljaɡs/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sù /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɯ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/su²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*s-tak-s/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*hljaɡs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "庶"
}
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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "庶"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "庶",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min'",
  "path": [
    "庶"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "庶",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ)'",
  "path": [
    "庶"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "庶",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
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}

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