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竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
竽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

竽 Stroke Order — How to Write 竽

Stroke Order

竽 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

竽 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺮于

竽 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (flute) carries the meaning, while 于 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺮ + 3 more strokes

竽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yú

Meanings of 竽 in Chinese

1

yú竽

An ancient wind instrument, similar to a sheng, typically with thirty-six pipes. It is famously associated with the idiom 'làn yú chōng shù' (to make up the number with an inferior substitute).
他虽然知道自己对音乐一窍不通,却还是硬着头皮加入了乐队,完全是滥竽充数。
Although he knew nothing about music, he still brazenly joined the band, completely making up the numbers.

Words with 竽

  • làn滥yú竽Pretend to play the instrument (Yú)

Idioms with 竽

  • làn滥yú竽chōng充shù数pretend to be what one is not

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Questions about 竽

What does 竽 mean in Chinese?

竽 (yú) means “An ancient wind instrument” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 竽?

竽 is pronounced yú in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 竽 have?

竽 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 竽?

竽 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 竽?

The radical of 竽 is ⺮, and 竽 is a phono-semantic compound.

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