禹

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Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu

Formation & memory

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Components 禸 ? unknown part

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
禹王台区	Yǔ wáng tái Qū	Yuwangtai, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市\|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan
禹会区	Yǔ huì Qū	Yuhui, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
禹城市	Yǔ chéng Shì	Yucheng, a county-level city in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong
禹州市	Yǔ zhōu Shì	Yuzhou, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市\|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
禹王台	Yǔ wáng tái	see 禹王台區\|禹王台区[Yu3 wang2 tai2 Qu1]
大禹	Dà Yǔ	Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
禹会	Yǔ huì	see 禹會區\|禹会区[Yu3 hui4 Qu1]
禹城	Yǔ chéng	see 禹城市[Yu3 cheng2 Shi4]
禹州	Yǔ zhōu	see 禹州市[Yu3 zhou1 Shi4]
夏禹	Xià Yǔ	see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
刘禹锡	Liú Yǔ xī	Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet
王禹偁	Wáng Yǔ chēng	Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure

These characters use 禹 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
禹 sound part	yǔ	legendary Hsia dynasty founder
属	shǔ	class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
龋	qǔ	tooth decay
踽	jǔ	to walk alone; self-reliant; hunch-backed