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聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
聿 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

聿 Stroke Order — How to Write 聿

Stroke Order

聿 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 聿, 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.

聿 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 聿:肀

聿 is a pictograph. A hand 彐 holding a brush; compare 肀.

Radical: 聿 + 0 more strokes

聿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yù

Meanings of 聿 in Chinese

1

yù聿

An ancient term for a writing brush; it is also the original form of the Chinese character for 'brush'.
彼方执聿而书。
He was holding a writing brush and writing.
When pronounced 'yù', it describes the appearance of moving or acting lightly and swiftly, often used in reduplication to emphasize quick and agile motion, similar to '武骑聿聿' (swift cavalry).
微风拂过湖面，水波聿聿地荡漾开来
A gentle breeze swept across the lake, and the ripples spread out lightly and swiftly.
An auxiliary particle in classical Chinese, often indicating a consequence or continuation, used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence.
春风和煦，万物聿兴。
The spring breeze is gentle and warm, and all things thus flourish.

Words with 聿

Idioms with 聿

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Questions about 聿

What does 聿 mean in Chinese?

聿 (yù) means “When pronounced 'yù'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 聿?

聿 is pronounced yù in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 聿 have?

聿 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 聿?

聿 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 聿. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 聿?

The radical of 聿 is 聿, and 聿 is a pictograph.