铀

鈾
yóu
#3,099 most
frequent character
uranium (chemistry), Taiwan pr. [you4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

铀 has 钅, metal, as its meaning part, and 由 yóu for sound. It first meant 'helmet.' The meaning 'uranium' was borrowed only for the sound, with no link to the shape.

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Homophones

HSK 4
由yóu
to follow, from, it is for...to
油yóu
oil, fat, grease
游yóu
swim, wander, travel, tour
邮yóu
post (office), mail
尤yóu
outstanding, particularly, especially
犹yóu
as if, (just) like, just as, still

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