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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wū | wu1
English translation
wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A cross-shaped divining rod

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

工从

Explanation

Depicts some sort of object used by shamans. The exact nature of this object is unclear.

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每个种族 zhǒngzú dōu huì 争取 zhēngqǔ de 拥有权 yōng yǒu quán : rén lèi , 矮人 aǐ rén , 巫师 wū shī .

Everyone will try to claim it: Men, Dwarves, wizards.

nán 通常 tōngcháng yòng 魔杖 mó zhàng 来施魔法 mó fǎ .

Wizards usually use magic wands to perform spells.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
witch
巫师 wū shī wizard巫師
女巫 nǚ wū witch女巫 nǚ wū
巫婆 wū pó witch巫婆 wū pó
巫术 wū shù witchcraft巫術
巫山 Wū Shān Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges巫山 Wū Shān
小巫见大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison小巫見大巫
巫医 wū yī witch doctor巫醫
巫山县 Wū shān xiàn Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan巫山縣
巫溪 Wū xī Wushi county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan巫溪 Wū xī
巫峡 Wū Xiá Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡 Sān xiá [Sān​Xiá]巫峽
巫溪县 Wū xī xiàn Wushi county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan巫溪縣

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