Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shu

/ˈɛs ˈ(h)eɪtʃ ˈjuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: shu
IPA: /ˈɛs ˈ(h)eɪtʃ ˈjuː/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Scoville heat unit.

noun

Acronym of security housing unit.

noun

Acronym of segregated housing unit.

noun

Acronym of special housing unit.

noun

Acronym of special handling unit.

Canadian usage

name

A god personifying the air and atmosphere.

name

name

Example Sentences

"He picked a fight on the yard and got himself put into the SHU the day before my release."
"Historians know relatively little about the Sanxingdui culture, which left behind no written records or human remains, though many believe it to be part of the ancient kingdom of Shu. It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC."

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian šw (“Shu”, literally “Emptiness”), a derivative of the verb šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”).

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: šw, -, 蜀, 沭, Шү

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

SHU's (plural) SHUs (plural) Shuh (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Sanxingdui Jinsha Sanxingdui culture Sanxingdui civilization Jinsha culture Jinsha civilization

Synonyms

Shu culutre Shu civilization Shu kingdom Shu dynasty Chu administrative segregation ad-seg block box cooler hotbox hole

Homonyms

shoe shoo

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce shu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛs ˈ(h)eɪtʃ ˈjuː/.
What does shu mean?: Initialism of Scoville heat unit.
Where does shu come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

How to pronounce shu

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