巫
witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,253 U+5DEB
How 巫 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A cross-shaped divining rod
How to remember it
witch · Heisig RSH #850
I-beam + assembly line
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 巫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 | céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún | there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed … |
| 巫山县 | Wū shān Xiàn | Wushan, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 巫毒教 | Wū dú jiào | Voodoo religion |
| 小巫见大巫 | xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū | lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom); fig. to pale into insignifican… |
| 巫溪县 | Wū xī Xiàn | Wuxi, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 巫山 | Wū Shān | Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges |
| 巫山 | Wū shān | see 巫山縣|巫山县[Wu1 shan1 Xian4] |
| 噶哈巫族 | Gá hā wū zú | Kaxabu or Kahabu, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 女巫 | nǚ wū | witch; sorceress |
| 巫毒 | wū dú | voodoo (loanword) |
| 巫师 | wū shī | wizard; magician |
| 巫术 | wū shù | witchcraft |
| 巫统 | Wū tǒng | UMNO (United Malays National Organization), Malaysia's largest political party |
| 男巫 | nán wū | wizard; warlock |
| 巫医 | wū yī | witch doctor; medicine man; shaman |
| 巫溪 | Wū xī | see 巫溪縣|巫溪县[Wu1 xi1 Xian4] |
| 巫婆 | wū pó | witch; sorceress; female shaman |
| 巫峡 | Wū Xiá | Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2] |
| 巫蛊之祸 | wū gǔ zhī huò | 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations … |
| 猎巫 | liè wū | to conduct a witch hunt |