殊
shū
#1,189 most
frequent character
(literary) to kill, to behead
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
殊 pairs 歹, a carcass, with 朱 zhū, which gives the sound. It first meant 'put to death.' From there it grew to 'be cut off', then 'different, unusual', and 'unique, special.'
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