宇 yǔ

  1. yǔ noun cosmos / universe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宇' 1a)
  2. yǔ noun roof / eaves
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 屋檐 (GHC '宇' 1; Kroll 2015 '宇' 1)
  3. yǔ noun space
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 宇 means 空间. For example, 宇宙洪荒 ' space and time vast, limitless' (GHC '宇' 4; Kroll 2015 '宇' 1b; QZW).
  4. yǔ noun a dwelling / a habitation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 房屋 or 居处 (GHC '宇' 2; Kroll 2015 '宇' 2)
  5. yǔ verb to shelter / to protect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宇' 2a)
  6. yǔ noun manner / bearing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 风度 (GHC '宇' 5; Kroll 2015 '宇' 3)
  7. yǔ noun yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: Used for phonetic value, for example, in 宇文 a bisyllabic Xianbei surname (Kroll 2015 '宇' 4)
  8. yǔ noun a state / a nation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 国土 (GHC '宇' 3)
  9. yǔ proper noun Yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '宇' 6)

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宇文周 、 宇文莫槐 、 宇文护 、 靖宇县 、 大宇 、 吴镇宇

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