殊 (syu4 | shu1) : different; outstanding; extremely

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殊

syu4

shu1

[1] different; special; unusual; strange
[2] outstanding; remarkable; distinguished
[3] extremely; very much
[4] [literary] cut off; sever

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 歹 (#78)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殊

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2010 04:10

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特殊效果 dak6 syu4 haau6 gwo2 te4 shu1 xiao4 guo3 = special effects (film)

特殊 dak6 syu4 te4 shu1 = special

殊不知 syu4 bat1 zi1 shu1 bu4 zhi1 = little did I know; never did I imagine

殊途同歸 syu4 tou4 tung4 gwai1 shu1 tu2 tong2 gui1 = different means to an end

懸殊 jyun4 syu4 xuan2 shu1 = great disparity

貧富懸殊 pan4 fu3 jyun4 syu4 pin2 fu4 xuan2 shu1 = polarization of rich and poor; gap between rich and poor

殊榮 syu4 wing4 shu1 rong2 = special glory, distinction

屙殊殊 o1 syu4 syu4 e1 shu1 shu1 = pee (usually of children)

布殊 bou3 syu4 bu4 shu1 = (George W.) Bush

殊死戰 syu4 sei2 zin3 shu1 si3 zhan4 = fight to death; a life and death battle

香港特殊學習障礙協會 hoeng1 gong2 dak6 syu4 hok6 zaap6 zoeng3 ngoi6 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning Disabilities

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我以為有個攝影師做男朋友，佢一定會幫我影好多靚相，殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。粵
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.

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Decimal representation of this word: 殊
Unicode code for this character: U+6b8a (off-site link)

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