竽(yú): free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used…
9 strokes
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used…
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yú
- Meaning
- free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 竽 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 竽 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 竽
Common words using 竽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbe…
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