渝
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(literary) (of faith, affection etc) to change; to waver (usu. in 不渝[bu4 yu2])
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 水 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 渝
- Common rank
- #2,935
- Unicode
- U+6E1D
Formation & memory
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How 渝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 meaning “water” + 俞 sound ()
Components 氵 俞
Words with 渝
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渝水区 | Yushui, a district of Xinyu City 新余市[Xin1 yu2 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 渝中区 | Yuzhong, the central district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 周渝民 | Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 | |
| 坚持不渝 | to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere | |
| 始终不渝 | unswerving; unflinching | |
| 不渝 | (literary) (of loyalty, affection etc) unchanging; unwavering; constant | |
| 渝水 | old name of the Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan and Chongqing; see 渝水區|渝水区… | |
| 渝中 | see 渝中區|渝中区[Yu2 zhong1 Qu1] | |
| 成渝 | Chengdu 成都 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆 | |
| 坚贞不渝 | unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering | |
| 忠贞不渝 | unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 俞 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俞 sound part | to consent, to approve; surname | |
| 输 | to carry, to haul, to transport | |
| 偷 | to steal; burglar, thief | |
| 榆 | elm tree | |
| 喻 | metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like | |
| 愈 | to recover, to heal; more and more | |
| 谕 | to proclaim; to instruct; edict | |
| 瑜 | flawless gem or jewel | |
| 逾 | to jump over; to exceed, to surpass | |
| 愉 | pleasant, delightful; to please | |
| 揄 | to lift, to raise; to praise; to hang, to flap | |
| 蝓 | snail | |
| 嵛 | a county in the Shandong province | |
| 腧 | acupoint | |
| 觎 | to covet, to desire, to long for | |
| 毹 | blanket, rug | |
| 窬 | door, window; a hole in a wall |