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殊
Mandarin · pinyin shū
Meanings
- (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass
- (bound form) different
- (bound form) special; remarkable
- (literary) very; extremely
Characters in this entry
- 殊
- shū · different, special, unusual
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Mandarin tones
1 · shu1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 10 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
syu4
Cantonese word readings for 殊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to behead; to decapitate; to kill
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to die; to lose one's life
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cut off; to sever
- different; disparate; dissimilar
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to distinguish; to differentiate
- outstanding; exceptional; excellent
- special; peculiar; distinctive
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) extremely; very
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) still; yet
- a surname
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