Memory phrase for the character: 宇

宇

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Meaning universe, cosmos, space

Pronunciation

yǔ

Explanation

Top: roof 宀, below: in,on,at 于 (similar to umbrella (cf.伞), I having in,on,at me. - Or with a handle 亅 and keeps 干 dry)

Mnemonic
 
A roof that is like an umbrella is the universe.

Radicals

宀 roof
于 in; at; to; fromThe handle 亅 makes it to an umbrella that keeps dry.
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 Vocabulary

宇宙 yǔ zhòu  universe; cosmos
庙宇 miào yǔ  temple
庙宇 miào yǔ  

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