CHINESE CHARACTER
shǔ
曙
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dawn
- Numbered pinyin
- shu3
- English meanings
- dawn; daybreak; light of early morning
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uncle
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number; count
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pivot; hub
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different; special
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sparse; dredge; neglect
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office; sign; arrange
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Example sentences
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- 01
dōngfāng东方chūxiàn出现le了dì第yī一lǚ缕shǔguāng曙光。
The first ray of dawn appeared in the east.
- 02
shènglì胜利de的shǔguāng曙光jiù就zài在qiánfāng前方。
The dawn of victory is just ahead.
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