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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)
Common readings
Additional readings
On    シュウ   ジュ
Kun    おさ   ふるざけ   さけのつかさ
Notes
In Chinese fonts the upper element appears as 丷, which is how the character is used in eg 猶
Components
八 eight  酉 sake flask  
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See also
伯 chief; uncle  
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Most useful words
し ゅ う ち ょ う 1
noun
chieftain
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酋
chieftain   
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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