懂中文 Dong Chinese

淑

shū

good

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 叔 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

叔 sound component

叔  Sound component

shū

  

uncle

Evolution

淑 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
淑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
淑 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
淑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

淑  

shū

good, pure, virtuous, charming; warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shú]

Most common words with 淑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

淑女

lady

淑

warm and virtuous

贤淑

(of a woman) virtuous