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曙

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(bound form) daybreak; dawn; Taiwan pr. [shu4]

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Strokes
17
Radical
日 +14
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
曙
Common rank
#4,009
Unicode
U+66D9

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Formation & memory

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How 曙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

日 meaning “sun” + 署 sound ( shǔ )

Components 日 署

Words with 曙

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WordPinyinMeaning
海曙区 Hǎi shǔ Qū Haishu, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
曙红朱雀 shǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni)
海曙 Hǎi shǔ see 海曙區|海曙区[Hai3 shu3 Qu1]
曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
曙色 shǔ sè the light of early dawn

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 署 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
署 sound part shǔ bureau, public office; to sign
薯 shǔ yam, tuber, potato
糬 shǔ sticky rice; mochi