宇

yǔ

#1,154 most

frequent character

room, universe

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

宇 combines 宀 house with 于 yú, which gives the sound. It began as 'overhanging roof edge.' That grew to 'room' and then to 'space.'

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Homophones

to give, to help, to get along with

(literary) to give

dialect, language, speech

feather, 5th note in pentatonic scale

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