榆
elm
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,210 U+6986
How 榆 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 俞 (phonetic, yú)
How to remember it
elm · Heisig RSH #1629
木 tree + slaughterhouse
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 俞
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 俞 (yú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俞 sound component | yú | to consent, to approve; surname |
| 输 | shū | to carry, to haul, to transport |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; burglar, thief |
| 喻 | yù | metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like |
| 愈 | yù | to recover, to heal; more and more |
| 谕 | yù | to proclaim; to instruct; edict |
| 瑜 | yú | flawless gem or jewel |
| 渝 | yú | to change; Chongqing |
| 逾 | yú | to jump over; to exceed, to surpass |
| 愉 | yú | pleasant, delightful; to please |
| 揄 | yú | to lift, to raise; to praise; to hang, to flap |
| 蝓 | yú | snail |
| 嵛 | yú | a county in the Shandong province |
| 腧 | shù | acupoint |
| 觎 | yú | to covet, to desire, to long for |
| 毹 | shū | blanket, rug |
| 窬 | yú | door, window; a hole in a wall |
Words containing 榆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 榆中县 | Yú zhōng Xiàn | Yuzhong, a county in Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu |
| 通榆县 | Tōng yú Xiàn | Tongyu, a county in Baicheng City 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 榆阳区 | Yú yáng Qū | Yuyang, a district of Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 榆林市 | Yú lín Shì | Yulin, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 失之东隅，收之桑榆 | shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú | to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss;… |
| 榆树市 | Yú shù Shì | Yushu, a county-level city in Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin |
| 榆次区 | Yú cì Qū | Yuci, a district of Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 榆社县 | Yú shè Xiàn | Yushe, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 收之桑榆 | shōu zhī sāng yú | see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2] |
| 榆木脑袋 | yú mù nǎo dai | (coll.) thickhead; (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) |
| 榆木脑壳 | yú mù nǎo ké | (coll.) a blockhead; a thickhead |
| 榆中 | Yú zhōng | see 榆中縣|榆中县[Yu2 zhong1 Xian4] |
| 通榆 | Tōng yú | see 通榆縣|通榆县[Tong1 yu2 Xian4] |
| 榆阳 | Yú yáng | see 榆陽區|榆阳区[Yu2 yang2 Qu1] |
| 榆林 | Yú lín | see 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4] |
| 榆木 | yú mù | elm; elmwood |
| 榆树 | Yú shù | see 榆樹市|榆树市[Yu2 shu4 Shi4] |
| 榆树 | yú shù | elm |
| 榆次 | Yú cì | see 榆次區|榆次区[Yu2 ci4 Qu1] |
| 榆社 | Yú shè | see 榆社縣|榆社县[Yu2 she4 Xian4] |