竖
vertical; erect; stroke; young servant
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesadjective
vertical; perpendicular to ground
Used to describe objects, lines or directions that run straight up and down relative to the ground.
This vertical well is very deep.
The harp is a Western stringed instrument.
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Please draw a vertical line on the blackboard.
The vertical partition of this bookshelf is very sturdy.
There are many vertical road signs beside the highway.
adjective
top-bottom; vertical direction
Describes linear directions or spatial arrangements running from top to bottom.
Dig another trench along the vertical direction.
The vertical column of this form records employees' salaries.
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Please align the paper along the vertical edge.
He made annotations on the vertically typeset ancient books.
The vertical windows of this room have good lighting.
verb
to erect; to stand upright
Used for placing or positioning objects into a vertical position.
The workers are erecting telephone poles.
Please stand this pillar upright.
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He leaned the drawing board upright in the corner.
Please help me set up the billboard vertically.
The children stuck tree branches upright in the sandpit.
noun
vertical stroke (Chinese character)
Refers specifically to the vertical stroke used in Chinese character writing.
The character 'ten' has two strokes: horizontal and vertical.
The vertical stroke of the character 'middle' runs through the entire character.
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When writing the character 'dry', first write the horizontal stroke then the vertical one.
The teacher asked us to practice writing vertical strokes in our notebooks.
The character 'string' is made up of three vertical strokes.
noun
young male servant
literaryUsed in classical Chinese literary works, now mostly seen in ancient script readings.
Young servants often appear in ancient Chinese novels.
This young servant was in charge of tending his master's courtyard.
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In classical Chinese, 'shù zǐ' refers to a young servant.
Records of the Grand Historian uses 'shù zǐ' to refer to young low-ranking attendants.
In some classical texts, 'shù zǐ' is also used as a derogatory term.