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戍
shù
1. garrison
Uncommon • Top 35% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

戍
shù
to garrison, to defend the border
6 丶

Compound Words (7)

屯戍
túnshù
garrison
征戍
zhēngshù
garrison
戍卒
shùzú
garrison soldier
戍守
shùshǒu
to guard
戍角
shùjiǎo
garrison trumpet call
戍边
shùbiān
to garrison the border
谪戍
zhéshù
in exile as penal servitude

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,766
Word Frequency Rank
29,495 of 84,292

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