舆 (yú): (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪), (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven), land, territory, (literary) carriage
舆 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舁 (structural) and 车 (structural). It ranks #2274 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 舆 a cart 车 carried on one's shoulder 舁. Its radical form 臼 (mortar) appears in many related characters such as 舅 (jiù, maternal uncle).
Definitions
- (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪)
- (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven)
- land
- territory
- (literary) carriage
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA cart 车 carried on one's shoulder 舁
Decomposition: ⿶舁车 (layout: surround-from-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舆论 | yú lùn | public opinion |
| 舆论调查 | yú lùn diào chá | opinion poll |
| 舆论界 | yú lùn jiè | media |
| 造舆论 | zào yú lùn | to build up public opinion |
| 舆地 | yú dì | land |
| 舆情 | yú qíng | public sentiment |
| 平舆县 | píng yú xiàn | Pingyu, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan |
| 神舆 | shén yú | mikoshi (Japanese portable Shinto shrine) |
| 平舆 | píng yú | see 平輿縣|平舆县[Ping2 yu2 Xian4] |
| 王岱舆 | wáng dài yú | Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition |
| 权舆 | quán yú | to sprout |
| 堪舆 | kān yú | geomancy |
| 竹舆 | zhú yú | a bamboo carriage |
舆 appears in 13 compound words: 38 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 15 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 舆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
学习舆字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí yú zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "輿" requires repeated practice to achieve neat and precise writing.
日本拟放宽武器出口限制引发舆论批评-国际在线
rì běn nǐ fàng kuān wǔ qì chū kǒu xiàn zhì yǐn fā yú lùn pī píng guó jì zài xiàn
境外组织假冒美国人在X发帖 引导伊朗战争舆论
jìng wài zǔ zhī jiǎ mào měi guó rén zài X fā tiē yǐn dǎo yī lǎng zhàn zhēng yú lùn
Foreign organizations posing as Americans post on X to influence public opinion regarding the war in Iran
王者荣耀s42赛季舆论超标vs真正强势(打野篇第二季)
wáng zhě róng yào s 4 2 sài jì yú lùn chāo biāo v s zhēn zhèng qiáng shì ( dǎ yě piān dì èr jì )
Honor of Kings Season 42: Overhyped vs. Truly Powerful (Jungler Edition, Part 2)
骂“钟小平是狗” 李贞秀认委屈:舆论都骂我!我不会道歉
mà zhōng xiǎo píng shì gǒu lǐ zhēn xiù rèn wěi qū : yú lùn dōu mà wǒ ! wǒ bù huì dào qiàn
After calling "Zhong Xiaoping a dog," Lee Jeong-soo feels wronged: "Everyone's criticizing me! I won't apologize."
计划受到舆论的压力而被取消了。
Jìhuà shòudào yúlùn de yālì ér bèi qǔxiāo le.
The plan was given up under the pressure of public opinion.
她的言论引起了舆论的不满。
Tā de yánlùn yǐnqǐ le yúlùn de bù mǎn.
Her remarks caused dissatisfaction in the public.
Character Family
臼 Radical Family — Characters sharing the mortar radical
Related Characters
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