| 庶 | 895A15 61.63-2 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄕㄨˋ [shu4] . [Anc. var.  ] | ||
| N. | The common people, the masses: 眾庶； 庶民，庶人 [shu4min2], [shu4ren2]↓. | |||||
| V.t. | (LL) to hope: 庶其成功 hope for its success; oft. as vb. aux. 庶可，庶能 hope (it) may; 庶能（可）完成 hope it may be completed; 其庶矣乎 it looks hopeful, there is hope; 庶幾 [shu4ji1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) The (plural), the many, numerous: 庶官 the many (these, those) officials; 庶眾，庶類 [shu4zhong4], [shu4lei4]↓. (2) Various, multifarious: 庶物，庶務 [shu4wu4]1,2↓. (3) Born of concubine, pertaining to concubine: 庶母，庶出，庶子 [shu4mu3], [shu4chu1], [shu4zi3]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 庶出 [shu4chu1], adj., born of concubine (but bearing father's name). 2. 庶乎 [shu4hu0], phr., it is hoped, hopefully: 庶乎得之 it is hoped that this is it; 庶乎無過 hopefully it may be free of mistakes, see [shu4ji1]↓. 3. 庶政 [shu4zheng4], n., the (multi-farious) affairs of the government. 4. 庶幾 [shu4ji1], phr., (1) identical with 庶乎 [shu4hu0]↑; (2) (LL) good enough, near enough: 庶幾之流 those good enough. 5. 庶吉士 [shu4ji2shi4], n., (Mirng, Manchu Dyns.) an official rank. 6. 庶眾 [shu4zhong4], n., the common people, the multitudes. 7. 庶類 [shu4lei4], n., the various things of life; the animal kingdom. 8. 庶黎 [shu4li2], n., see [shu4min2]↓. 9. 庶民 [shu4min2], n., the common people. 10. 庶母 [shu4mu3], n., concubine-mother. 11. 庶孽 [shu4nie4], n., (AC) son born of concubine. 12. 庶人 [shu4ren2], n., the common people, those without rank. 13. 庶姓 [shu4xing4], n., (AC) those tribes or chiefs not related to the royal house. 14. 庶事 [shu4shi4]1, n., the various affairs. 15. 庶室 [shu4shi4]2, n., (LL) a concubine (vern. 姨太太) . 16. 庶孫 [shu4sun1], n., grandchildren born of concubines. 17. 庶子 [shu4zi3], n., concubine's son. 18. 庶物 [shu4wu4]1, n., the things of the universe. 19. 庶務 [shu4wu4]2, n., business manager's work: 庶務科 business department. | |||||