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卒
zú
1. soldier
2. servant
3. to finish
4. to die
5. finally
6. at last
7. pawn in Chinese chess
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

卒
zú
soldier; servant; at last, finally
8 丶

Compound Words (17)

兵卒
bīngzú
soldiers
劲卒
jìngzú
elite soldiers
卒业
zúyè
to complete a book of study (old)
士卒
shìzú
soldier
小卒
xiǎozú
foot soldier
戍卒
shùzú
garrison soldier
暴卒
bàozú
die of sudden illness
更卒
gēngzú
soldier (serving alternate watch)
狱卒
yùzú
jailer (old)
走卒
zǒuzú
pawn (i.e. foot soldier)
郁卒
yùzú
depressed and frustrated (Taiwanese)
生卒年
shēngzúnián
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
马前卒
mǎqiánzú
lackey
为德不卒
wéidébùzú
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
无名小卒
wúmíngxiǎozú
lit. nameless soldier (idiom); an unknown
生卒年月
shēngzúniányuè
dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
贩夫走卒
fànfūzǒuzú
lit. peddlers and carriers

Alternate Entries

卒
zú
variant of [[卒<zú>]]
卒
cù
variant of [[猝<cù>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,583
Word Frequency Rank
18,030 of 84,292