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殊
shū
1. different
2. unique
3. special
4. very
5. (classical) to behead
6. to die
7. to cut off
8. to separate
9. to surpass
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

殊
shū
different, special, unusual
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

悬殊
xuánshū
a wide gap
HSK 6
文殊
Wénshū
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
殊姿
shūzī
differing attitude
殊荣
shūróng
special glory
殊死
shūsǐ
to behead
殊异
shūyì
entirely different
殊致
shūzhì
different
殊色
shūsè
beautiful girl
殊乡
shūxiāng
foreign land
特殊
tèshū
special
HSK 5
殊不知
shūbùzhī
little imagined
苏曼殊
SūMànshū
Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement
同途殊归
tóngtúshūguī
same road out, different ones back
文殊菩萨
WénshūPúsà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
殊深轸念
shūshēnzhěnniàn
extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
殊途同归
shūtútóngguī
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
特殊函数
tèshūhánshù
special functions (math.)
特殊教育
tèshūjiàoyù
special education
特殊护理
tèshūhùlǐ
special care
特殊关系
tèshūguānxì
special relation

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,190
Word Frequency Rank
7,035 of 84,292

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