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戍
shù
to garrison, to defend the border
💡 Ideographic: Arms 戈 surrounding the country 丶
HSK ✏️ 6 strokes Uncommon • Top 38%

Words Using 戍 (8)

Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
戍
shù
garrison
戍
shù
garrison
征戍
zhēngshù
garrison
征戍
zhēngshù
garrison
戍卒
shùzú
garrison soldier
戍卒
shùzú
garrison soldier
戍守
shùshǒu
to guard
戍守
shùshǒu
to guard
戍角
shùjiǎo
garrison trumpet call
戍角
shùjiǎo
garrison trumpet call
戍边
shùbiān
to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
戍边
shùbiān
to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
屯戍
túnshù
garrison / soldier stationed in some place
屯戍
túnshù
garrison / soldier stationed in some place
谪戍
zhéshù
in exile as penal servitude
谪戍
zhéshù
in exile as penal servitude

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

戊
wù
5th heavenly stem
丶
diǎn
dot
⿵戊丶 i

Component Tree i

wù
戊
5th heavenly stem
5 strokes
piě
丿
slash
1 strokes
gē
戈
spear, lance, halberd
📷 Pictographic: A spear pointing to the bottom-right
4 strokes
diǎn
丶
dot
1 strokes

Stroke Order

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