竖[shù]

形vertical; upright; perpendicular

♦ 画一条~线 draw a vertical line

动set upright; erect; stand

♦ ~旗杆 erect a flagpole

♦ 这杆子我~不起来。 I can't get the pole to stand up.

名

1. vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

♦ “王”字的写法是三横一~。 The character 王 is composed of one vertical and three horizontal strokes.

2. 书 a young servant