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絮
xù
1. cotton wadding
2. fig. padding
3. long-winded
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

絮
xù
cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded
12 丶

Compound Words (20)

吐絮
tǔxù
cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
败絮
bàixù
ruined
棉絮
miánxù
cotton wadding
絮叨
xùdao
long-winded
絮嘴
xùzuǐ
to chatter endlessly
絮棉
xùmián
cotton wadding
絮烦
xùfán
boring prattle
絮片
xùpiàn
floccule
絮球
xùqiú
ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
絮絮
xùxu
endless prattle
絮聒
xùguō
noisy prattle
絮语
xùyǔ
to chatter incessantly
絮说
xùshuō
to chatter endlessly
花絮
huāxù
bits of news
麻絮
máxù
hemp wadding
絮状物
xùzhuàngwù
floccule
幕后花絮
mùhòuhuāxù
news from behind the scenes
絮絮叨叨
xùxudāodāo
long-winded
兰因絮果
lányīnxùguǒ
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
金玉其外,败絮其中
jīnyùqíwài,bàixùqízhōng
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

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Character Frequency Rank
3,124
Word Frequency Rank
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