Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

universe

Chinese: 宇宙。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 宙 is the 4th 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
  • 隐生宙yǐn shēng zhòuCryptozoic; geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils; hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic
  • 宇宙学yǔ zhòu xuécosmology
  • 宇宙观yǔ zhòu guānworld view; conception of the universe
  • 元宇宙yuán yǔ zhòu(computing) metaverse

Example Sentence

宇宙中有无数的恒星和行星。Yǔ zhòu zhōng yǒu wú shù de héng xīng hé xíng xīng.There are countless stars and planets in the universe.

宇宙Yǔ zhòuuniversezhōngmiddle有无yǒu wúto have or have notshùto countdeof恒星héng xīng(fixed) starand行星xíng xīngplanet