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巫
wū
1. witch
2. wizard
3. shaman
4. also pr. <wú>
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

巫
wū
wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
7 丶

Compound Words (20)

巫蛊
wūgǔ
witchcraft
巫觋
wūxí
shaman
巫术
wūshù
witchcraft
巫婆
wūpó
witch
巫山
WūShān
Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
巫山
Wūshān
Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
女巫
nǚwū
witch
巫峡
WūXiá
Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges [[三峽|三峡<SānXiá>]]
巫师
wūshī
wizard
巫毒
wūdú
voodoo (loanword)
巫医
wūyī
witch doctor
巫溪
Wūxī
Wushi county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
男巫
nánwū
wizard
巫毒教
Wūdújiào
Voodoo (religious cult)
巫山县
Wūshānxiàn
Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
巫溪县
Wūxīxiàn
Wushi county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
巫蛊之祸
wūgǔzhīhuò
91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han [[漢武帝|汉武帝]], beginning with accusations of witchcraft
噶哈巫族
Gáhāwūzú
Kaxabu or Kahabu, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
小巫见大巫
xiǎowūjiàndàwū
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquèWūShānbùshìyún
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

Alternate Entries

巫
Wū
surname Wu / also pr. <Wú>

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,188
Word Frequency Rank
2,963 of 84,292