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HSK 28 strokes
Readings

to have children

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yù / yō
Meaning
to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿱亠厶⺼

A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

jiào
HSK 2

to educate

Open 教育 page →
péi
HSK 4

to train

Open 培育 page →
HSK 6

Ministry of Education

Open 教育部 page →
HSK 7-9

to feed

Open 哺育 page →
yùn
HSK 7-9

to be pregnant

Open 孕育 page →
shēng
HSK 7-9

to give birth to; to bear

Open 生育 page →
HSK 7-9

to develop

Open 发育 page →

to be infertile; to have no offspring

Open 不育 page →

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