邮yóu
mail; post office. 7 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 邮
Strokes 1–5 write 由, then strokes 6–7 write 阝.
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 邮 · the stroke-order rules
What 邮 is made of
由 (yóu, cause) and 阝 (yì, place).
阝 carries the meaning — place — and 由 carries the sound.
Words that use 邮
| 邮票 | a postage stamp 贴在信封上表示已经付过邮费的小纸片 妹妹在信封的右上角贴好邮票。My sister stuck a stamp on the top right corner of the envelope. Lesson 144, 网络文书与邮递 · 交通出行与现代通讯 · Transportation, Urban Transit & Telecommunications |
| 邮件 | an email message 通过网络发送的一份信息 主管发送了一封重要邮件。The manager sends out an important email. Lesson 232, 职场信函与业务沟通 · 职场交往与个性养成 · Professional Rapport, Character Traits & Human Potential |
| 邮箱 | a mailbox, email account 用来收发邮件的账户 他每天都要查看工作邮箱。Every day he checks his work mailbox. Lesson 232, 职场信函与业务沟通 · 职场交往与个性养成 · Professional Rapport, Character Traits & Human Potential |
| 邮局 | post office 寄信、寄包裹的地方 他顺路去街角邮局寄信。On the way he stopped by the corner post office to post a letter. Lesson 369, 昂扬劲爽与澄怀释影 · 遗泽流芳与志勇兼修 · Cultural Legacy, Civic Duty & Courage |
| 电子邮件 | an email 通过网络发送的文字信件 老师给全班同学发了一封电子邮件。The teacher sent the whole class an email. Lesson 139, 科技与机器 · 科学技术与探索发现 · Science, Technology & Logic |
Characters that share the sound part 由
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.