骤
sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]
17 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,878 U+9AA4
How 骤 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
马 (semantic, “horse”) + 聚 (phonetic, jù)
How to remember it
trot · Heisig RSH #2906
马 horse + 聚 assemble
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 聚
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 聚 (jù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聚 sound component | jù | to assemble, to collect, to meet |
| 鄹 | zōu | the name of a state; surname |
Words containing 骤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴风骤雨 | bào fēng zhòu yǔ | violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest |
| 骤死式 | zhòu sǐ shì | sudden death style play-off (sporting competition) |
| 狂风骤雨 | kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ | strong wind and heavy rain (idiom) |
| 分步骤 | fēn bù zhòu | step by step; one step at a time |
| 心脏骤停 | xīn zàng zhòu tíng | cardiac arrest |
| 骤死 | zhòu sǐ | sudden death (play-off in sporting competition) |
| 骤然 | zhòu rán | suddenly; abruptly |
| 骤变 | zhòu biàn | to change suddenly; to change abruptly |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 骤雨 | zhòu yǔ | sudden downpour; brief heavy rain |
| 急骤 | jí zhòu | rapid |
| 骤降 | zhòu jiàng | to fall rapidly; to plummet |
| 骤减 | zhòu jiǎn | to decrease rapidly; to plummet |