How to say “vertical” in Chinese
vertical; set upright
“Vertical” in Chinese is 竖, shù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
竖 is read shù. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 立 “stand”. The opposite of 横 “horizontal”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “竖”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 竖. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 十字就是一横一竖。shízìjiùshìyìhéngyíshùThe character for “ten” is one horizontal stroke and one vertical stroke.
- 这个箱子要竖着放zhègexiāngziyàoshùzhefàngThis box has to be kept upright.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Straight, crooked, crosswise”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vertical” in Chinese?
“Vertical” in Chinese is 竖, pinyin shù.
What does 竖 mean?
竖 (shù) means “vertical; set upright”.
How do you write 竖?
竖 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 竖?
竖 is read shù. Tones: shù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vertical” in the lesson “Straight, crooked, crosswise”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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