1. 喻

喻

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  • 2268th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
喻→
口俞
2Radical
喻→
口mouth人human一one月moon刂knife
3Graphical
喻→
口人一冂二亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yù (Yu4)surname Yu
2. yù (yu4)to describe sth as • an analogy • a simile • a metaphor • an allegory

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 喻 yù (yu4)The component 俞 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 喻 yù (yu4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 喻 yù (yu4)The component 月 is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

比喻 

Uncommon

不言而喻 
家喻户晓 (家喻戶曉)
理喻 
隐喻 (隱喻)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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