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宇yǔ

building, house, room, structure; space, the universe. 6 strokes, radical 宀, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin yǔStrokes 6Radical 宀Band HSK 6Words 1

How to write 宇

Strokes 1–3 write 宀, then strokes 4–6 write 于.

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Stroke order chart for 宇 — 6 strokes, radical 宀

Write 宇 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 宇 · the stroke-order rules

What 宇 is made of

宀 (gài, roof) and 于 (yú, at).

宀 carries the meaning — building — and 于 carries the sound.

Words that use 宇

宇(yǔ)航(háng)员(yuán) astronaut
指驾驶或乘坐航天器的人

一位宇航员来到学校的园地。An astronaut came to the school's plot.

Lesson 679, 校园星空 · 探赜索隐与勇攀高峰 · Pioneering Exploration & Peak Achievements

More characters with the radical 宀

All 32 of them, and what the radical means, on the 宀 radical page.

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