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曙 shǔ dawn

dawn; daybreak

How to remember 曙: 日 sun + 署 bureau = dawn. The first sun ray hits the window of the passport bureau, where people have been queuing since dawn.

  • HSK 8
  • 17 strokes
  • Radical 日

Component breakdown

曙 = 日 sun + 署 bureau

  • 日 sun
  • 署 bureau
The Gushi story

The first sun ray hits the window of the passport bureau, where people have been queuing since dawn.

How it is used

  • First light of dawn - 曙光 (shǔguāng), which is almost always used figuratively for the first sign of hope: 看到了胜利的曙光 (kàndào le shènglì de shǔguāng) to see the dawn of victory.

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