梳 shū brush
brush; comb
How to remember 梳: 木 tree + 㐬 birth = brush. In a box of cherry tree wood, kept since the birth of her son, the mother stores his first brush and socks.
Component breakdown
梳 = 木 tree + 㐬 birth
- 木 tree
- 㐬 birth
In a box of cherry tree wood, kept since the birth of her son, the mother stores his first brush and socks.
How it is used
- A comb, and to comb - 梳子 (shūzi) comb, 梳头 (shū tóu) to comb one's hair.
- 梳理 (shūlǐ) extends this to sorting/combing through: 梳理思路 (shūlǐ sīlù) to organize one's thoughts, 梳理案情 (shūlǐ ànqíng) to comb through the facts of a case.