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禹 (yǔ): Legendary hsia dynasty founder — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 禹

Common words and phrases that contain 禹.

大禹

dà yǔ

Yu the Great (legendary ruler)

禹步

yǔ bù

Yu's step (a ritual dance step)

禹王

yǔ wáng

King Yu (honorific title)

禹贡

yǔ gòng

Tribute of Yu (ancient geographical text)

禹迹

yǔ jì

traces of Yu's work (historical sites)

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 禹 is used in context

《
yǔ禹
gòng贡
》
shì是
《
shàng尚
shū书
》
zhōng中
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yì一
piān篇
。

The 'Tribute of Yu' is a very important chapter in the 'Book of Documents'.

lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
dà大
yǔ禹
zhì治
shuǐ水
de的
gù故
shì事
zài在
zhōng
yǔ禹
wáng王
miào庙
shì是
jì纪
niàn念
zhè这
wèi位
gǔ
zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
miào庙
jù据
shuō说
shì是
wèi为
le了

Information

Pinyinyǔ
Meaninglegendary hsia dynasty founder
Strokes9
Radical禸
Traditional禹
StructureOverlaid
Frequency#2889
Zhuyinㄩˇ
UnicodeU+79B9
CangjieHLBI
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xiē些
kě可
néng能
yǔ与
dà大
yǔ禹
yǒu有
guān关
de的
yǔ禹
jì迹
。

Historians are studying these historical sites that may be related to Yu the Great.

中
guó国
jiā家
yù喻
hù户
xiǎo晓
。

The story of Yu the Great taming the floods is known to every household in China.

古
dài代
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
dì地
fāng方
。

The Temple of King Yu is a place to commemorate this ancient hero.

jì纪
niàn念
yǔ禹
wáng王
ér而
xiū修
jiàn建
de的
。

It is said that this ancient temple was built to commemorate King Yu.

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