殊 shū different
different; special; unusual
How to remember 殊: 歹 bare bones + 朱 cinnabar = different. In the museum shop the boy picks the plastic bare bones painted cinnabar red, sure that no gift is more different.
Component breakdown
殊 = 歹 bare bones + 朱 cinnabar
- 歹 bare bones
- 朱 cinnabar
In the museum shop the boy picks the plastic bare bones painted cinnabar red, sure that no gift is more different.
How it is used
- A bound morpheme meaning "different, particular"; it essentially never appears alone.
- 特殊 tèshū "special/particular" is by far the most common word built with it, used constantly for exceptions, unique cases, or special circumstances - 特殊情况 tèshū qíngkuàng, "special circumstances".
- 悬殊 xuánshū means "(a gap is) vastly disparate", almost always describing a difference in scores, strength, or wealth: 实力悬殊 shílì xuánshū, "a huge gap in strength".