榆(yú)

13 strokes

elm

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Character information

Pinyin
yú
Meaning
elm
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 榆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木俞

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 俞 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù俞yú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 榆 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 榆

Common words using 榆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yú榆zhōng中

see 榆中县

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yú榆mù木

elm; elmwood

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yú榆lín林

see 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4]

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shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆

see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

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yú榆zhōng中xiàn县

Yuzhong, a county in Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu

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yú榆mù木gē疙da瘩

(lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom)

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yú榆mù木nǎo脑ké壳

(coll.) a blockhead; a thickhead

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yú榆mù木nǎo脑dài袋

(coll.) thickhead

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Related characters

From 榆’s common words

中木林收之桑县疙

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