宇 (jyu5 | yu3) : house, building, roof

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宇

jyu5

yu3

[1] [n] house; building; roof; structure [2] [n] look; appearance; countenance [3] space

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宇

Don't confuse with:
子字

This word has been viewed 8487 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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宇宙 jyu5 zau6 yu3 zhou4 = universe; the Cosmos

廟宇 miu6 jyu5 miao4 yu3 = temple; shrine

屋宇署 uk1 jyu5 cyu5 wu1 yu3 shu3 = Buildings Department

樓宇 lau4 jyu5 = building

二手樓宇 ji6 sau2 lau4 jyu5 = second-hand flats

問題樓宇 man6 tai4 lau4 jyu5 = dangerous buildings

宇航 jyu5 hong4 yu3 hang2 = space flight

宇宙射線 jyu5 zau6 se6 sin3 yu3 zhou4 she4 xian4 = cosmic ray

靖宇 zing6 jyu5 jing4 yu3 = Jingyu (place in Jilin)

吳宇森 ng4 jyu5 sam1 = John Woo
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 宇
Unicode code for this character: U+5B87 (off-site link)

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