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禹 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「禸」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「禸」
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ウう · u
Kun
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Meaning
Yu, the ancient sovereign

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Originally a pictograph of a crawling creature; used for Yu, the legendary sovereign who tamed the floods.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 禹う

    Yu the Great

  • 夏禹かう

    Yu of the Xia

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

禹(う)は九(きゅう)年(ねん)の洪水(こうずい)を治(おさ)めたという。

Yu is said to have mastered nine years of flood.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

夏禹禹夏summer禺a long…禽bird于in吁ah!侑to urg…盂a bowl紆to win…
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Compound

Radical

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