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Summary: Learn how to write & pronounce the Chinese symbol (character) for desk in this free Chinese language lesson on video.
"This word is shu zhuo for desk in English. Shu means book, and zhuo in Chinese, table, desk, or any kind of table in Chinese we say zhuo zi. It means table. The book table is the desk. Shu zhuo. You can see this part are two strokes. This is a horizontal turning and this is a horizontal turning hook. Ok also, it's interesting, here in the character zhuo it contains the wood part, the wood radical, but it's the lower part of this character. It's not on the left. It's in the lower part. Shu zhuo again. Shu zhuo - desk."
eHow Article: How to Write "Desk" in Chinese