Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 於 is the 1st 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

  • 於姓yū xìngthe surname Yu
  • 於乎wū hūclassical exclamation
  • 於菟wū túclassical name for tiger
  • 於戏wū hūclassical exclamation

Example Sentence

“於”是“于”的异体字,多见于古文。“Yú” shì “yú” de yì tǐ zì, duō jiàn yú gǔ wén.The character yu here is a variant of yu, mostly seen in classical Chinese.

“Yú”Taiwan pr.shìis“yú”atdeof异体字yì tǐ zìvariant Chinese characterduōmanyjiànto seeat古文gǔ wénold language