• 1154th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu3)room • universe

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu3)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

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Example Words

Common

宇宙 

Uncommon

庙宇 (廟宇)

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  • 2133rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xu1)sh • hush
2. (yu4)implore
3. (yu4)to implore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

呼吁 (呼籲)

Uncommon

气喘吁吁 (氣喘吁吁)

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  • 2953rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu1)literal-minded • pedantic • doctrinaire • longwinded • circuitous

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

迂腐 
迂回 (迂迴)

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  • 4233rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)taro • Colocasia antiquorum • Colocasia esculenta

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

芋头 (芋頭)

Uncommon

山芋 
洋芋 

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  • 5238th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu1)surname Yu
2. (yu1)winding • twisting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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  • 5238th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu1)surname Yu
2. (yu1)winding • twisting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu1)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.