Chinese mnemonics and annotator
Imjagpul's additions to Matthews
宇 yǔ universe
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Even if you are in a room in a house, you are still in the universe. That's why Teddy wants you to teach him a song (about the universe) on the yukulele. |
Compositions
Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
宇 |
Yü is composed of 冖 mien an obsolete word meaning cover as radical, with 于 yü as phonetic. It means space, the empyrean, but is here part of the surname of the founder of the Northern Chou dynasty, A.D. 557—589. |
Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)
宇
yǔ
room/universe
Phrases ending with the given character
吴吳wú
镇鎮zhèn
宇宇yǔ
Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor