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谕

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Strokes
11
Radical
言 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
諭
Common rank
#2,768
Unicode
U+8C15

Formation & memory

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How 谕 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 俞 sound ( yú )

Components 讠 俞

Words with 谕

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WordPinyinMeaning
福泽谕吉 Fú zé Yù jí Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), prominent Japanese Westernizer, liberal educator and founder…
上谕 shàng yù imperial edict
手谕 shǒu yù (literary) handwritten instruction from a superior or elder
面谕 miàn yù to instruct sb personally
风谕 fēng yù see 諷喻|讽喻[feng3 yu4]
神谕 shén yù oracle
圣谕 shèng yù imperial edict; see also 上諭|上谕[shang4 yu4]
告谕 gào yù (literary) to inform (the public); to give clear instructions; public announcement (from h…
谕示 yù shì to issue a directive; to instruct (that sth be done)
谕旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict
晓谕 xiǎo yù variant of 曉喻|晓喻[xiao3 yu4]
诏谕 zhào yù imperial decree
讽谕 fěng yù variant of 諷喻|讽喻[feng3 yu4]
钧谕 jūn yù (deferential) your instructions

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 俞 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
俞 sound part yú to consent, to approve; surname
输 shū to carry, to haul, to transport
偷 tōu to steal; burglar, thief
榆 yú elm tree
喻 yù metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
愈 yù to recover, to heal; more and more
瑜 yú flawless gem or jewel
渝 yú to change; Chongqing
逾 yú to jump over; to exceed, to surpass
愉 yú pleasant, delightful; to please
揄 yú to lift, to raise; to praise; to hang, to flap
蝓 yú snail
嵛 yú a county in the Shandong province
腧 shù acupoint
觎 yú to covet, to desire, to long for
毹 shū blanket, rug
窬 yú door, window; a hole in a wall