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倏

shū

Character

What 倏 means

1. sudden
2. abrupt
3. Taiwan pr. shù

Other readings

倏 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shūvariant of {倏|shū}
• shūvariant of {倏|shū}

Words starting with 倏

• 倏地shū deswiftly; suddenly
• 倏忽shū hū(literary) suddenly
• 倏然shū rán(literary) suddenly

Characters built on 夂

These share the phonetic component 夂 (zhǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 务wùaffair; business; matter
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 复fùto go and return; to return; to resume
• 処chǔold variant of 处

Characters that look like 倏

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 侮wǔto insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
• 恪kèrespectful; scrupulous
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 倭wōdwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)

Sounds the same

Read shū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 书book; letter; document
• 舒to stretch; to unfold; to relax
• 叔uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother
• 输to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute
• 殊(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different…
• 蔬vegetables
• 梳to comb; (bound form) a comb
• 疏to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 抒to express; to give expression to; variant of 纾
• 淑(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names)…
• 姝pretty woman
• 枢(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)