禹 (yǔ): surname Yu
禹 (yǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “surname yu.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禸 (structural). It ranks #4916 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Yu
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禹王台区 | yǔ wáng tái qū | Yuwangtai, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市, Henan |
| 禹会区 | yǔ huì qū | Yuhui, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市, Anhui |
| 禹城市 | yǔ chéng shì | Yucheng, a county-level city in Dezhou City 德州市, Shandong |
| 禹王台 | yǔ wáng tái | see 禹王台區|禹王台区 |
| 禹州市 | yǔ zhōu shì | Yuzhou, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市, Henan |
| 禹会proper-noun | yǔ huì | see 禹會區|禹会区 |
| 大禹proper-noun | dà yǔ | Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods |
| 禹城proper-noun | yǔ chéng | see 禹城市 |
| 王禹偁 | wáng yǔ chēng | Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure |
| 禹州proper-noun | yǔ zhōu | see 禹州市 |
| 夏禹 | xià yǔ | see 大禹 |
| 刘禹锡 | liú yǔ xī | Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet |
禹 appears in 12 compound words: 67 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了禹字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le Yǔ zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .
I looked up the detailed definition of the character "Yu" in the dictionary.
与孙亮并肩作战的44岁队员邓禹，同样坚守初心、逐梦不止。
yǔ sūn liàng bìng jiān zuò zhàn de 4 4 suì duì yuán dèng Yǔ , tóng yàng jiān shǒu chū xīn , zhú mèng bù zhǐ .
Deng Yu, a 44-year-old teammate who fights side by side with Sun Liang, has also remained true to his original aspirations and continues to pursue his dreams.
李禹江提醒，使用除垢剂清洗保温杯时，千万小心酸性液体灼伤皮肤、眼睛。
lǐ Yǔ jiāng tí xǐng , shǐ yòng chú 垢 jì qīng xǐ bǎo wēn bēi shí , qiān wàn xiǎo xīn suān xìng yè tǐ zhuó shāng pí fū , yǎn jīng .
Li Yujiang cautioned that when using descaling agents to clean thermoses, one must be extremely careful to avoid skin and eye burns from the acidic liquid.
从治水的大禹到卧薪尝胆的勾践，从中华书圣王羲之到世界文豪鲁迅，绍兴历代名士荟萃。
cóng zhì shuǐ de dà Yǔ dào wò xīn cháng dǎn de gōu jiàn , cóng zhōng huá shū shèng wáng 羲 zhī dào shì jiè wén háo lǔ xùn , shào xīng lì dài míng shì 荟 萃 .
From Yu the Great, the master of flood control, to Goujian, who slept on brushwood and tasted gall, and from Wang Xizhi, the “Sage of Calligraphy” of China, to Lu Xun, the world-renowned literary giant, Shaoxing has been a gathering place for renowned scholars throughout the ages.
中职/张政禹延长赛关键安 龙1比0险胜悍将
zhōng zhí zhāng zhèng Yǔ yán cháng sài guān jiàn ān lóng 1 bǐ 0 xiǎn shèng 悍 jiāng
Zhongzhi/Zhang Zhengyu's Game-Winning Hit in Extra Innings Leads Dragons to 1-0 Narrow Victory Over Warriors
Character Family
禸 Radical Family — Characters sharing the track radical
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