俞
mostly supplies the sound yú/yù · Character component
mostly supplies the sound yú/yù, with a background sense of hollowing out and passing through
俞 is usually read as a picture of a dugout canoe — a log hollowed out with a blade so that things can pass along it — though the details of the old graph are disputed. In the modern shape you can still separate the pointed 亼 lid on top, the 月-like slab that stands for the boat's body, and the short stroke beside it for the tool or the water. That idea of hollowing and passing through shows up faintly in 逾 to exceed, 窬 a hole in a wall and 输 to convey, but in most characters 俞 is simply the sound: 愉, 榆, 瑜, 喻, 渝.
俞 at a glance
- Meaning
- mostly supplies the sound yú/yù
- Strokes
- 9
- Characters
- 20
- Role
- Contributes sound
Characters with 俞 (17 of 20)
HSK 5 · 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 俞 mean?
俞 means "mostly supplies the sound yú/yù". In the characters that contain it, it contributes sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 俞?
20 characters in this dictionary contain 俞, including ones at HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 俞 have?
俞 is written in 9 strokes.