Chinese Character 于 Meanings and components.

Form

于

Meaning

于 meaning[3] in English

Surname Yu.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 于 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are two (二) , and 'vertical stroke with … (亅)

Its radical[1] is: 二 (er4) which means: Two, 2, (Beijing Dialect) Stupid, .二er4two

In cangjie it is written with MD

How to write 于

To write于yu2surname Yu you should write a combination of 二er4two , 亅jue2'vertical stroke … arranged in a + shape:

二 + 亅 = 于

于 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 于 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 于, looks as follow:

于
Pinyin:yu2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Yu
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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