START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “xu” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
must
HSK 3Learn →
to require
HSK 3Learn →
to allow
HSK 4Learn →
(bound form) order; sequence
HSK 4Learn →
to continue
HSK 4Learn →
beginnings
HSK 5Learn →
emptiness
HSK 5Learn →
to narrate
HSK 6Learn →
to store up
HSK 6Learn →
dawn
HSK 7–9Learn →
sh
HSK 7–9Learn →
anxiety
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xu
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation xu, including 蓿 (clover).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xú
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation xú, including 徐 (slowly).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xù
21 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xù, including 序 ((bound form) order; sequence), 续 (to continue), 绪 (beginnings), 叙 (to narrate), 蓄 (to store up).
(bound form) order; sequence
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to continue
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beginnings
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to narrate
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to store up
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dawn
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anxiety
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drunk
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son-in-law
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cotton wadding
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Chinese character
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balmy
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to ditch
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exhort
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Chinese character
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name of a river
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balmy
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xǔ
7 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xǔ, including 许 (to allow), 诩 (to brag), 栩 (used in 栩栩[xu3xu3]), 詡 (Chinese character), 鄦 (surname Xu).
to allow
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to brag
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used in 栩栩[xu3xu3]
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Chinese character
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surname Xu
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official pay
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spiritus
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xū
20 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xū, including 须 (must), 需 (to require), 虚 (emptiness), 吁 (sh), 墟 (ruins).
must
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to require
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emptiness
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sh
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ruins
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(dialect) country fair
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11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog
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anxious
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all
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used in 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1xu1]
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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to exhale slowly
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Chinese character
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dim; dark
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to snort
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Chinese character
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used in 黑魖魖[hei1xu1xu1]
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these xu characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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