骤

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sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 meaning “horse” + 聚 sound ( jù )

Components 马聚

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马 horse + 聚 assemble

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
暴风骤雨	bào fēng zhòu yǔ	violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
骤死式	zhòu sǐ shì	sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)
狂风骤雨	kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ	strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
分步骤	fēn bù zhòu	step by step; one step at a time
心脏骤停	xīn zàng zhòu tíng	cardiac arrest
骤死	zhòu sǐ	sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)
骤然	zhòu rán	suddenly; abruptly
骤变	zhòu biàn	to change suddenly; to change abruptly
步骤	bù zhòu	procedure; step
骤雨	zhòu yǔ	sudden downpour; brief heavy rain
急骤	jí zhòu	rapid
骤降	zhòu jiàng	to fall rapidly; to plummet
骤减	zhòu jiǎn	to decrease rapidly; to plummet

Characters sharing the sound component 聚 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
聚 sound part	jù	to assemble, to collect, to meet
鄹	zōu	the name of a state; surname