| 戍 | |||
| defend borders, guard frontiers | |||
| Radical | 戈 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 6 |
| Mandarin reading | shù | Cantonese reading | syu3 |
| Japanese on reading | ju shu | Japanese kun reading | mamoru mamori |
| Korean reading | swu | Vietnamese reading | thú |
| 戍 | |||
| defend borders, guard frontiers | |||
| Radical | 戈 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 6 |
| Mandarin reading | shù | Cantonese reading | syu3 |
| Japanese on reading | ju shu | Japanese kun reading | mamoru mamori |
| Korean reading | swu | Vietnamese reading | thú |
| 戍边 | [ shù biān ] to garrison the border, to guard the frontier, exile to a border garrison post |
| ⇒ 谪戍 | [ zhé shù ] in exile as penal servitude |