巫

wū

wūspelled as u · 1st tone — spelling rules

witch · wizard

Radical: 工 Strokes: 7

Structure: InlaidFrequency: Less common

Same radical

工差左巧巨巩巯

Same radical

工差左巧巨巩巯

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Character Decomposition

巫=工+从

Etymology

A cross-shaped divining rod

Meanings

witch

wizard

shaman

also pr. wú

wū

surname Wu

Wū

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Words with 巫 81 total

wizard; warlock男巫nán wū witch; sorceress女巫nu:3 wū witchcraft巫蛊wū gǔ witch · sorceress · female shaman巫婆wū pó Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges巫山Wū Shān wizard · magician巫师wū shī witchcraft巫术wū shù shaman · wizard · witch巫觋wū xí witch doctor · medicine man · shaman巫医wū yī Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges巫峡Wū Xiá voodoo (loanword)巫毒wū dú UMNO (United Malays National Organization), Malaysia's largest political party巫统Wū tǒng (Malaysia, Singapore) ethnic Malays巫裔Wū yì to conduct a witch hunt猎巫liè wū

Idioms with 巫 8 total Chain

lit. clouds and rain over Mount Wu (idiom)\ · fig. sexual intercourse; a tryst between lovers巫山云雨wū shān yún yǔ lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) · fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison小巫见大巫xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū

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