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宇 - yǔ

house; building, structure; eaves

house; building, structure; eaves

How to read 宇

Click 宇 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishhouse; building, structure; eaves
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

宇宙 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 宇航. Please read 大宇 one more time.

Common words with this character

universe; cosmos; space
space flight
Daewoo
the whole earth; the universe

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 宇 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 宇宙 and 宇航 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 宇.