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曙
shǔ
1. daybreak
2. dawn
3. the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor)
4. Taiwan pr. <shù>
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

曙
shǔ
dawn, daybreak; the dawn of an era
17 丶

Compound Words (4)

曙光
shǔguāng
dawn
海曙
Hǎishǔ
Haishu district of Ningbo city [[寧波市|宁波市<Níngbōshì>]], Zhejiang
海曙区
Hǎishǔqū
Haishu district of Ningbo city [[寧波市|宁波市<Níngbōshì>]], Zhejiang
曙红朱雀
shǔhóngzhūquè
(Chinese bird species) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)

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3,384
Word Frequency Rank
8,753 of 84,292

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