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宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
宙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

宙 Stroke Order — How to Write 宙

Stroke Order

宙 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 宀, 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.

宙 Radical and Character Components

Components:宀由

宙 is a phono-semantic compound: 宀 (roof - the sky) carries the meaning, while 由 indicates the sound.

Radical: 宀 + 5 more strokes

宙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhòu

Meanings of 宙 in Chinese

1

zhòu宙

All time from past to present; the universe; cosmos.
人类从未停止探索宇宙的奥秘。
Humanity has never stopped exploring the mysteries of the universe.

Words with 宙

  • yǔ宇zhòu宙universe, cosmos
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙guān观World outlook
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙fēi飞chuán船spaceship, spacecraft
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙wàn万wù物All things in the universe, Everything in the cosmos
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙shè射xiàn线cosmic rays
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙kōng空jiān间outer space, space
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙qǐ起yuán源Origin of the universe, Cosmic origins
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙zhōng中in the universe, in space
  • duì对yǔ宇zhòu宙towards the universe, about the universe
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙ào奥mì秘cosmic mysteries, mysteries of the universe
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙lǐ理lùn论Cosmology, Cosmic theory
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙shēn深chù处Deep space, The depths of the universe
  • yǔ宇zhòu宙xīng星chén辰cosmic stars, stars of the universe

Idioms with 宙

  • qì气tūn吞yǔ宇zhòu宙immense, all-encompassing spirit or ambition

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Questions about 宙

What does 宙 mean in Chinese?

宙 (zhòu) means “All time from past to present” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 宙?

宙 is pronounced zhòu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 宙 have?

宙 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 宙?

宙 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 宀. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 宙?

The radical of 宙 is 宀, and 宙 is a phono-semantic compound.

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