戍

shù

Meanings

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shù

1.garrison

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Wiktionary

1.to defend the frontier; (in general) to defend; to garrison
2.soldier that defends the border
3.barracks housing a garrison; garrison

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 人 (“man”) + 戈 (“spear”).

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Stroke order

Components

戍戊㇔

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Derived terms

征戍徭戍戍卒戍守戍役戍樓戍楼戍衛戍卫戍邊戍边戍鼓番戍衛戍卫戍謫戍谪戍遣戍

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Related words

戍卒 garrison soldier 戍边 to garrison the border 戍守 to guard 谪戍 in exile as penal servitude 戍角 garrison trumpet call 屯戍 to garrison; to defend (a frontier)征戍 garrison