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宇宙 (yǔ zhòu): meaning and stroke order

宇宙 (yǔ zhòu) means universe; cosmos; space.

宇宙

Simplified
宇宙
Traditional
宇宙 (same form)
Pinyin
yǔ zhòu

Stroke order of 宇宙

宇

  • yǔ room; universe
  • 6 strokes

Stroke by stroke

宙

  • zhòu eternity; (geology) eon
  • 8 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 宇宙

  1. yǔ zhòu
    • universe; cosmos; space

Radicals of the characters

宇
Radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40) · 6 strokes · 宀 on top, 于 below
宙
Radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40) · 8 strokes · 宀 on top, 由 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

宇宙 in our stories

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  • 在很久很久以前，天和地还没有分开，宇宙像一个巨大的鸡蛋，里面一片漆黑，混混沌沌。

    zài hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐqián tiān hé dì hái méiyǒu fēnkāi yǔzhòu xiàng yí gè jùdà de jīdàn lǐmiàn yípiàn qīhēi hùnhùn-dùndùn

    Long, long ago, heaven and earth had not yet separated. The universe was like an enormous egg, pitch-black and formless inside.

    From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 宇宙

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).