殊
shū
(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass
(bound form) different; (bound form) special; remarkable; (literary) very; extremely
death (歹) + sound: shū (朱) = severed, different, special
歹 signals death or harm, anchoring the original meaning of severing or killing. 朱 mainly contributes the sound shū; the sense of difference or distinction grew from that root idea of a fatal, irreversible separation.
这两件事性质殊异，不能混为一谈。
zhè liǎng jiàn shì xìng zhì shū yì，bù néng hùn wéi yī tán。
these two matters are of remarkably different natures and cannot be lumped together.
他在这个领域取得了殊荣，让大家都很佩服。
tā zài zhège lǐngyù qǔdéle shū róng，ràng dàjiā dōu hěn pèifú。
he received a special honor in this field, earning everyone's admiration.
Words with 殊
殊不知
shū bù zhī
little imagined
殊途同归
shū tú tóng guī
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
同途殊归
tóng tú shū guī
same road out, different ones back
悬殊
xuán shū
vastly different; poles apart
文殊菩萨
wén shū pú sà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
文殊
wén shū
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
文殊师利菩萨
wén shū shī lì pú sà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
殊死
shū sǐ
to behead
殊域周咨录
shū yù zhōu zī lù
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
殊姿
shū zī
differing attitude
殊荣
shū róng
special glory
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences