Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

post (office); mail

Chinese: 邮件、邮寄。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 邮 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 邮件yóu jiànmail; post; email
  • 邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
  • 邮票yóu piào(postage) stamp
  • 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail
  • 邮局yóu júpost office

Example Sentence

我去邮局给朋友寄一个包裹。Wǒ qù yóu jú gěi péng you jì yí ge bāo guǒ.I went to the post office to mail a parcel to a friend.

Ito go邮局yóu júpost officegěito朋友péng youfriendto entrust一个yí gea包裹bāo guǒto wrap up