兀 - wù - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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3 strokes
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兀

wù

Definition

cut off the feet
rising to a height
towering
bald

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

光

guāng

light; ray; bright; only; merely; to use up

西

xī

West; phonetic component; radical (Kang Xi 146)

西

Xī

the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙; Spanish

微

wēi

tiny; miniature; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]

酉

yǒu

wine; meaning component (alcohol, liquors, foods or other stemming from fermentation); radical (Kang Xi 164); wine vessel; 10th earthly branch (5-7 p.m., 8th solar month [8th September-7th October]); year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

bare hill

scalping; to make the head bald (as corporal punishment)

虺

huǐ

mythical venomous snake

虺

huī

sick; with no ambition