上 疏

shàng shūdictionary entry

(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)

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Original source entry:

上疏上疏 [shang4 shu1] /(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)/

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上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above
疏
shū
to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation
Shū
surname Shu

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