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疏

Traditional: 疎

shū

shū · so1 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 疏[shu1]
  2. to dredge
  3. to clear away obstruction
  4. thin
  5. sparse
  6. scanty
  7. distant (relation)
  8. not close
  9. to neglect
  10. negligent
  11. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  12. commentary
  13. annotation
  14. surname Shu

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Character breakdown

疏

Meaning
neglect; careless, lax
Radical
疋
Strokes
12
Components
⿰疋㐬
Cangjie
NMYIU
Four-corner
1011.3

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