| 卒 | 810C00 60.10 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄗㄨˊ [zu2] (*ㄘㄨˋ [cu4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) A servant, an attendant: 販夫走卒 the lower classes of society (“pedlars and menial servants”). (2) A common soldier: 士卒 officers and men; 兵卒 troops; 卒子，卒兒，小卒 privates; 卒伍 the rank and file; 過河卒子 (chess) a soldier in opponent's territory which can advance, but not retreat. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To end, finish: 卒業[zu2ye4]↓. (2) Die: 暴卒 die all of a sudden. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Finally, at last, in the end: 卒償素願 had one's wishes fulfilled at long last. (2) (*[cu4]) (=猝) All of a sudden: 卒倒 [cu4dao3], 卒中 [cu4zhong4]↓; 卒乍 suddenly, unexpectedly; 卒卒 hurriedly; 倉卒 abruptly, suddenly. | |||||
| Words | 1. 卒倒 *[cu4dao3], n., (med.) an apoplectic stroke. 2. 卒中 *[cu4zhong4], n., (herb med.) apoplexy. 3. 卒哭 [zu2ku1], n., the end of the period of mourning. 4. 卒業 [zu2ye4], v.i., to graduate (from school), to complete a course of study. | |||||