殊
shū HSK4

die, different

殊 shū
different adjective
different, distinct, or separate; to separate

虽然两人的出生背景不同，但他们的志向并无二殊。

suī​rán liǎng rén de chū​shēng bèi​jǐng bù​tóng, dàn tā​men de zhì​xiàng bìng wú èr shū.

Though they came from different backgrounds, their ambitions were no different.

kill verb
to kill, behead, or sever (literary)

据史料记载，那位叛逃的将领最终在边境被追兵所殊。

jù shǐ​liào jì​zǎi, nà wèi pàn​táo de jiàng​lǐng zuì​zhōng zài biān​jìng bèi zhuī​bīng suǒ shū.

According to historical records, the defecting general was eventually executed by pursuing troops at the border.

special adjective
special, remarkable, or outstanding; to surpass

这次会议的安排用意甚殊，引起了各方的猜测。

zhè cì huì​yì de ān​pái yòng​yì shèn shū, yǐn​qǐ le gè fāng de cāi​cè.

The arrangement of the meeting had a very unusual purpose, sparking speculation from all sides.

very adverb
very; extremely; particularly (literary)

此时此刻，我感到殊为不易。

cǐ​shí​cǐ​kè, wǒ gǎn​dào shū wéi bù​yì.

At this moment, I feel it has been remarkably difficult.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,191st most common 115.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,602nd most common 37.0 per million appears in 20% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.570 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.29 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+6B8A

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)