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胥
Xū
1. surname Xu
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胥
xū
all, together, mutually
9 丶

Compound Words (5)

吏胥
lìxū
minor official
胥吏
xūlì
low-level government official (in former times)
伍子胥
WǔZǐxū
Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu
赫胥黎
Hèxūlí
Huxley (name)
阿道司・赫胥黎
Ādàosī·Hèxūlí
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist and author of Brave New World [[美麗新世界|美丽新世界<MěilìXīnShìjiè>]]

Alternate Entries

胥
xū
all / assist / to store

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,610
Word Frequency Rank
8,558 of 84,292

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