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卒

zú

Definition

soldier
servant
to finish
to die
finally
at last
pawn in Chinese chess

Character Decomposition

Compounds (23)

drunk; tipsy; intoxicated; addicted (to); soaked in liquor; steeped in wine

to break (down); to break into pieces; broken; fragmentary; to scatter; scattered; to crush; crushed; to smash; smashed; to torn; torned; to bust; busted

bluish-green; green jade

pure; unmixed; essence

collect; collection; dense; grassy; thick; assemble; gather

dip into water; to temper

to spit; (onom.) pshaw!; (old) to sip

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

rush out of a den; rustling

rocky peaks; lofty and dangerous

care-worn; distressed; tired; overworked; sick; weary

haggard; sad; downcast; distressed

abuse

to seize; Taiwan pr. [zu2]

1st birthday of a child

money and property

to temper (as steel)

to fit a handle into a socket; a plug or cork

to butt against

five-color silk; see 綷縩

auxiliary; spare; deputy; second; sub-

bright eye; clear

jagged mountain peaks (poetic); rocky peaks; lofty and dangerous

Related words (15)

to complete a course of study (old); to graduate

soldiers; troops

elite soldiers; a crack force

soldier; private (army)

foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn

garrison soldier

die of sudden illness; die suddenly

soldier (serving alternate watch)

jailer (old)

pawn (i.e. foot soldier); servant; lackey (of malefactor)

depressed and frustrated (Taiwanese)

shēng zú nián

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

lackey; errand boy; (lit.) runner before a carriage

shēng zú nián yuè

dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

fàn fū zǒu zú

(lit.) peddlers and carriers; common people; lower class

Idioms (2)

wéi dé bù zú

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span

wú míng xiǎo zú

insignificant soldier (idiom); a nobody; nonentity

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