The Book of Songs contains the famous line 'the graceful and virtuous young woman'.
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淑 is a classical bound form — it does not appear alone in modern speech. It appears in compounds like 淑女 (virtuous woman), 贤淑 (virtuous and gentle), and is commonly used in women's given names (e.g. 淑华, 淑芳). Its Taiwan pronunciation is shú.
