Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

room; universe

Chinese: 屋檐、房屋;也指宇宙、空间、气度。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 宇 is the 3rd 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

  • 宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse; cosmos; space
  • 宇航员yǔ háng yuánastronaut
  • 气宇qì yǔbearing; deportment
  • 器宇qì yǔ(literary) variant of 气宇
  • 宇航yǔ hángspace flight

Example Sentence

宇宙里有数不清的星星。Yǔ zhòu lǐ yǒu shǔ bu qīng de xīng xing.There are countless stars in the universe.

宇宙Yǔ zhòuuniverseinside有数yǒu shǔnot many不清bu qīnguncleardeof星星xīng xing(coll.) a star