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HSK 28 strokesTrad.

surname Yu

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
surname Yu
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱⿱⺈田一

A fish swimming upwards

A drawing of the thing it names.

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.

barbel (fish)

Open 鲃鱼 page →
rén

mermaid; dugong; sea cow; manatee; giant salamander

Open 人鱼 page →
dāo

tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes); various species of cutlassfish; saury

Open 刀鱼 page →

Piscis Austrinus (constellation)

Open 南鱼座 page →

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