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酋 means 'chieftain'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 3467   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 1 word   Used in 2 names   Component in 28 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
On    シュウ   ジュ
Kun    おさ   ふるざけ   さけのつかさ
In Chinese fonts the upper element appears as (eight), which is how the character is used in eg (furthermore)
 eight   sake flask  
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 chief; uncle  
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noun
chieftain
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chieftain   
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ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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