Chinese

特殊

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
special; exceptional
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese特 “bull; ox”
    • meaningChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
    • soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
      • soundChinese之 “to go”
        • ideaChinese止 “foot”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese殊 “to behead; to decapitate; to kill”
    • meaningChinese歹 “bone remnants”
    • soundChinese朱 “cinnabar; vermilion”

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