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朔
shuò
1. beginning
2. first day of lunar month
3. north
Uncommon • Top 30% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

朔
shuò
beginning; the first day of the lunar month
10 丶

Compound Words (18)

扑朔
pūshuò
see [[撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离<pūshuòmílí>]]
旬朔
xúnshuò
ten days
月朔
yuèshuò
the first day of each month
朔城
Shuòchéng
Shuocheng district of Shuozhou city [[朔州市<Shuòzhōushì>]], Shanxi
朔州
Shuòzhōu
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]
朔日
shuòrì
first day of the lunar month
朔月
shuòyuè
new moon
朔望
shuòwàng
the new moon
朔风
shuòfēng
north wind
王朔
WángShuò
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
阳朔
Yángshuò
Yangshuo county in Guilin [[桂林<Guìlín>]], Guangxi
朔城区
Shuòchéngqū
Shuocheng district of Shuozhou city [[朔州市<Shuòzhōushì>]], Shanxi
朔州市
Shuòzhōushì
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi [[山西]]
朔时空
shuòshíkōng
early universe
朔望潮
shuòwàngcháo
spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
阳朔县
Yángshuòxiàn
Yangshuo county in Guilin [[桂林<Guìlín>]], Guangxi
扑朔迷离
pūshuòmílí
impossible to unravel
朔风凛冽
shuòfēnglǐnliè
The north wind is icy cold.

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