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卒 zú

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卒 zú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zú | zu2
English translation
soldier; servant; at last, finally

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About 卒 zú

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

卒 zú

Contains the radical

十 shí

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

A soldier in armor

Etymology of 卒 zú

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱亠 tóu ⿱从十

Explanation

A cross shape (十 shí ) added to clothes (衣 yī ). Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using 卒 zú

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他 tā 不仅仅发号施令 fā hào shī lìng ，还 Huán 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú 参加 cānjiā 了 le 几次 jǐ cì 激战 jī zhàn 。

He didn't just command. He personally fought in several heavy battles.

Words with 卒 zú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
卒 zú soldier卒 zú
无名小卒 wú míng xiǎo zú a nobody無名小卒
卒中 cù zhòng stroke卒中 cù zhòng
士卒 shì zú soldier士卒 shì zú
狱卒 yù zú jailer (old)獄卒
小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier小卒 xiǎo zú
身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú (fig.) to take the lead身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú
走卒 zǒu zú servant走卒 zǒu zú
兵卒 bīng zú soldiers兵卒 bīng zú
马前卒 mǎ qián zú lackey馬前卒
戍卒 shù zú garrison soldier戍卒 shù zú
贩夫走卒 fàn fū zǒu zú common people販夫走卒
卒业 zú yè to graduate卒業
暴卒 bào zú die suddenly暴卒 bào zú
为德不卒 wéi dé bù zú lack of sticking power為德不卒
更卒 gēng zú soldier (serving alternate watch)更卒 gēng zú

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