Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
殊
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
殊
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
殊
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
殊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
殊 [shū]
different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass
Japanese
- difference (from one another); different thing; other
- unusual; extraordinary
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (40)
特殊 [tèshū] #1,666
special
悬殊 [xuánshū] #25,627
widely different
悬殊 [xuánshū] #25,627
widely different
殊荣 [shūróng] #25,352
special glory
殊荣 [shūróng] #25,352
special glory
殊不知 [shūbùzhī] #51,789
little imagined
殊死 [shūsǐ] #26,707
to behead
特殊教育 [tèshūjiàoyù] #44,651
special education
殊途同归 [shūtútóngguī] #41,388
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
殊途同归 [shūtútóngguī] #41,388
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
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JAPANESE WORDS (70)
⭐ 特殊 [とくしゅ] #2,081
special
⭐ 殊勝 [しゅしょう] #12,743
admirable
殊更 [ことさら] #19,935
intentionally
⭐ 殊に [ことに] #21,441
especially
特殊部隊 [とくしゅぶたい] #21,768
special forces
異 [こと] #29,301
difference (from one another)
異な [いな] #39,561
strange
特殊性 [とくしゅせい] #39,914
special characteristics
特殊効果 [とくしゅこうか] #43,929
special effects
特殊技能 [とくしゅぎのう] #52,907
special skill
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