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	(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.