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兀

wù
adjective #26,803

Meanings

  1. 1 (literary) towering; rising to a height
  2. 2 (literary) bald; bare
  3. 3 (literary) still; yet

Examples

一座兀立的山峰出现在眼前。
Yī zuò wùlì de shānfēng chūxiàn zài yǎnqián.
A towering peak appeared before their eyes.
兀自在那里等着，不肯离去。
Wùzì zài nàlǐ děng zhe, bù kěn lí qù.
He still stood there waiting, unwilling to leave.

Tips

usage
兀 is a classical/literary character rarely used in modern speech on its own. It appears in compounds like 兀立 (to stand upright/towering), 兀自 (still/yet), and is sometimes a surname (吴/Wu variant).

Stroke Order

兀 wù