悬殊 (xuánshū) · vastly different

悬殊 (xuánshū) means “vastly different; huge gap”. It is written with 2 characters: 悬 (to hang) + 殊 (different). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 悬殊 is built

What 悬 is made of

县xiàn — county
- 且qiě — moreover
  - 月yuè — moon; month
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
心xīn — heart

What 殊 is made of

歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
  - 勹bāo — wrap shape
  - 丶 — dot
朱zhū — cinnabar
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight

Origin hint: 歹 gives the meaning, 朱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

两队的实力悬殊。Liǎng duì de shílì xuánshū.The two teams are vastly different in strength.

城乡收入差距悬殊。Chéngxiāng shōurù chājù xuánshū.There's a huge income gap between city and countryside.

What does 悬殊 mean?

悬殊 (xuánshū) means “vastly different; huge gap”.

How do you pronounce 悬殊?

悬殊 is pronounced xuánshū.

Which HSK level is 悬殊?

悬殊 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 悬殊 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.