巫
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wū · wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

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7Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 巫

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Example sentences

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Tā shì hěn xié è de nǚ wū.她是很邪惡的女巫。

She's an evil witch.

Source: Tatoeba #10355422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cái shì zhēn zhèng de wū pó!她才是真正的巫婆!

She is a true witch!

Source: Tatoeba #1260614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì dǎbàn chéng yí gè nǚ wū.玛丽打扮成一个女巫。

Mary dressed up as a witch.

Source: Tatoeba #9959670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì wū pó.我不是巫婆。

I am not a witch.

Source: Tatoeba #796646 · CC BY 2.0 FR
È dú de wū pó zài nán rén shēn shàng shī le zhòu yǔ, bǎ tā biàn chéng le yì zhī chóng zǐ.惡毒的巫婆在男人身上施了咒語,把他變成了一隻蟲子。

The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.

Source: Tatoeba #13014678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǐ , yǒu duàn shí jiàn nǐ yě shì gè wū shī má ?所以, 有段時間你也是個巫師嗎?

So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?

Source: Tatoeba #780081 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 巫 in context

  1. Say wū, then recall the core meaning: wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the overlaid balanced.
  3. Use it in 女巫 (nǚ wū), meaning “witch”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 巫 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.