Usage of the character 庶
shù
庶
[庶]
- (bound form) ordinary; numerous
- (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡 (dí))
shù
庶
[庻]
- old variant of 庶 (shù)
shùjī
庶几
[庶幾]
- (literary) similar; almost
- (literary) if only; it is to be hoped that
- (literary) maybe; perhaps
fùshù
富庶
[富庶]
- populous and affluent
shùchū
庶出
[庶出]
- born of a concubine (rather than of the wife)
shùqī
庶妻
[庶妻]
- concubine
shùzǐ
庶子
[庶子]
- son born of a concubine
shùshì
庶室
[庶室]
- concubine
shùmín
庶民
[庶民]
- the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)
- plebeian
líshù
黎庶
[黎庶]
- populace; masses; the people
shùjíshì
庶吉士
[庶吉士]
- title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院 ( Hànlínyuàn) conferred on meritorious candidates until the next examination