殊 (shū)

special; unique; different

How 殊 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
歹 — death/decay
Traditional
殊
Simplified
殊 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 殊

特殊 tèshū
special; particular; unusual
懸殊 xuánshū
a wide gap; big contrast; large disparity
文殊 wénshū
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
文殊菩薩 wénshūpúsà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
殊不知 shūbùzhī
little imagined; scarcely realized
殊榮 shūróng
special glory; distinction; rare honor
殊死 shūsǐ
to behead; capital punishment; desperate struggle
殊途同歸 shūtútóngguī
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end

殊 in a sentence

這個情況很特殊,需要特別處理。

Zhège qíngkuàng hěn tèshū, xūyào tèbié chǔlǐ.

“This situation is very special and needs to be handled specifically.”

How common is 殊?

殊 is the 1,189th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.7% of all running text.

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