铀

uranium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [you4]

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,946 U+94C0

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 由 (phonetic, yóu)

components: 钅由

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 由

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 由 (yóu) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
由 sound component	yóu	cause, reason; from
油	yóu	oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
抽	chōu	to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
轴	zhóu	axle, pivot, shaft; axis
邮	yóu	mail; post office
袖	xiù	sleeve
宙	zhòu	space, time, space-time
鼬	yòu	weasel, mustela itatis
釉	yòu	enamel, glaze
岫	xiù	mountain peak; cave, cavern
柚	yòu	grapefruit, pomelo
蚰	yóu	millipede
妯	zhóu	sister-in law
舳	zhú	the stern of a ship