卒(zú): variant of 卒[zu2]
HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingszúcù
variant of 卒[zu2]
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zú / cù
- Meaning
- variant of 卒[zu2]
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 卒 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 卒 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 卒
Common words using 卒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
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