insect; proper name

Depicts some sort of bug.

Evolution

禹 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
禹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禹 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
禹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

legendary hsia dynasty founder

 

Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu

Most common words with 禹
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Meaning

surname Yu

大禹

Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

刘禹锡

Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet

禹州市

Yuzhou, county-level city in Xuchang 許昌市|许昌市[Xǔ​chāng​shì], Henan

禹州

Yuzhou, county-level city in Xuchang 許昌市|许昌市[Xǔ​chāng​shì], Henan

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)