裕 (yù): abundant

裕 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “abundant.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 衤 (semantic) and 谷 (phonetic). It ranks #1994 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 裕 clothes. Its radical form 衤 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 衣 (yī, clothing), 表 (biǎo, exterior surface), 装 (zhuāng, dress, install).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. abundant

Etymology & Origin

裕

pictophoneticclothes

Decomposition: ⿰衤谷 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 裕

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
富裕adjective/verbfù yùprosperous6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
充裕adjectivechōng yùabundant
宽裕adjectivekuān yùcomfortably off
裕仁yù rénHirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和 emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989
优裕adjectiveyōu yùplenty
丰裕adjectivefēng yùwell-off
光前裕后guāng qián yù hòuto bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
应付裕如yìng fu yù rúhandling any occasion smoothly (idiom)
裕安区yù ān qūYu'an, a district of Lu'an City 六安市, Anhui
肃南裕固族自治县proper-nounsù nán yù gù zú zì zhì xiànSunan Yugur Autonomous County, in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市, Gansu
裕华区yù huá qūYuhua, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
措置裕如phrasecuò zhì yù rúto handle easily (idiom)
黄光裕huáng guāng yùHuang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器|国美电器
裕度yù dùmargin
裕安proper-nounyù ānsee 裕安區|裕安区
裕民proper-nounyù mínsee 裕民縣|裕民县
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Total compounds
40
As first character
36
As last character
24
As middle character

裕 appears in 25 compound words: 40 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 裕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

富fù
0.52511,765 co-occurrences
田tián
0.4588,796 co-occurrences
隆lóng
0.4373,532 co-occurrences
藤téng
0.4292,648 co-occurrences
井jǐng
0.4282,844 co-occurrences
廊láng
0.4211,040 co-occurrences
充chōng
0.3961,491 co-occurrences
佐zuǒ
0.3841,660 co-occurrences
芳fāng
0.382916 co-occurrences
焦jiāo
0.376640 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

措置裕如cuòzhìyùrúHSK 6+

to handle one's affairs with ease

phrase
光前裕后guāng qián yù hòuHSK 6+

to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)

phrase
应付裕如yìng fu yù rúHSK 6+

handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

经过多年的发展,这个地区已经变得富裕起来。

Jīngguò duō nián de fāzhǎn, zhè gè dìqū yǐjīng biàn de fùyù qǐlái.

After years of development, this region has become prosperous.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

杀破狼周运势/巨蟹经济富裕很多 双鱼情人终成眷属

shā pò láng zhōu yùn shì jù xiè jīng jì fù yù hěn duō shuāng yú qíng rén zhōng chéng 眷 shǔ

Kill the wolf week horoscope/Cancer is much more economically rich Pisces lovers finally get married

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

8年攻坚5年巩固 让农民生活更加富裕美好

8 nián gōng jiān 5 nián gǒng gù ràng nóng mín shēng huó gēng jiā fù yù měi hǎo

8 years of tackling tough problems and 5 years of consolidation to make farmers' lives richer and better

Hk01.comFeb 2026

...算案2026|会地黄光耀:豪宅买家实力充裕 加税未必阻入市意欲

. . . suàn àn 2 0 2 6 huì dì huáng guāng yào : háo zhái mǎi jiā shí lì chōng yù jiā shuì wèi bì zǔ rù shì yì yù

... Accounting 2026|Hui Di Huang Guangyao: Luxury home buyers are strong enough to raise taxes may not stop the desire to enter the market

三立新聞網Feb 2026

日本武士又傳辭退 牛棚大將松井裕樹退賽

rì běn wǔ shì yòu 傳 辭 tuì niú péng dà 將 sōng jǐng yù 樹 tuì 賽

Japanese Samurai Relegation Rumors Resurface: Bullpen Ace Yuki Matsui Withdraws

百度新闻Feb 2026

我爱湘潭我的家·新春走基层丨湖南裕能:600余名职..

wǒ ài 湘 tán wǒ de jiā xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hú nán yù néng yú míng zhí . .

I Love Xiangtan, My Home · Spring Festival Grassroots Tour | Hunan Yuneng: Over 600 Employees...

Tatoeba

玛丽不穷,相反,她相当富裕。

Mǎlì bù qióng, xiāngfǎn, tā xiāngdāng fùyù.

Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.

Tatoeba

以他的薪水不会很富裕。

Yǐ tā de xīnshuǐ bù huì hěn fùyù.

He won't get fat on his salary.

Tatoeba

还有二十分钟,时间很充裕。

Háiyǒu èrshí fēnzhōng, shíjiān hěn chōngyù.

There is still 20 minutes left; that is plenty of time.

Tatoeba

我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。

Wǒ gèng yuànyì pínqióng ér bù shì fùyù.

I'd rather be poor than rich.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 衤 (clothes) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced yù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 裕 (yù) mean in Chinese?
裕 (yù) primarily means "abundant." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1994 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 裕 and 俗?
裕 (yù) and 俗 (sú) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 衤 vs 亻 (same 谷 component).
How many strokes does 裕 have?
裕 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 裕?
The radical associated with 裕 is 衤 (clothing). This radical appears in many characters related to clothing.
What are the components of 裕?
裕 is composed of: 衤 (semantic), 谷 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰衤谷 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 裕?
Common words with 裕 include: 富裕 (fù yù, "prosperous"); 充裕 (chōng yù, "abundant"); 宽裕 (kuān yù, "comfortably off"); 裕仁 (yù rén, "Hirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和 emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989"); 优裕 (yōu yù, "plenty"). There are over 25 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 裕 (yù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yù: 欲 (desire), 浴 (bath), 于 ((of time or place) in), 与 (and), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 裕 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 裕 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.