梳

shū
#2,711 most
frequent character
to comb, (bound form) a comb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

梳 has 木 wood as the meaning part and 㐬 liú as the sound part, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It meant a comb, and the act of combing hair.

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Homophones

HSK 1
书shū
book, letter
HSK 4
输shū
to lose, to transport, to donate
叔shū
uncle, father's younger brother
殊shū
(literary) to kill, to behead
舒shū
to stretch, to unfold, to relax
疏shū
to dredge, to clear away obstruction

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