聿

yù

二 + 肀

Definitions

yù (arch. introductory particle); then; and then

Etymology

Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil.

About

聿 is a pictograph of a hand holding a writing brush. It originally served as the character for "writing brush" before the bamboo radical 竹 was added to create 笔. In modern Chinese, 聿 primarily appears as a component in characters related to writing or brushing actions. As an independent character, it is largely confined to classical texts, where it functions as a formal sentence-initial particle, or occurs as a rare surname.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

聿同学在写字。

Yù tóngxué zài xiězì.

Classmate Yu is writing.

聿明是我的朋友。

Yùmíng shì wǒ de péngyǒu.

Yuming is my friend.

聿先生教我们中文。

Yù xiānsheng jiāo wǒmen zhōngwén.

Mr. Yu teaches us Chinese.

聿同学不仅学习好，而且乐于助人。

Yù tóngxué bùjǐn xuéxí hǎo, érqiě lèyúzhùrén.

Classmate Yu not only studies well but also is helpful.

聿明在图书馆里认真地看书。

Yùmíng zài túshūguǎn lǐ rènzhēn de kànshū.

Yuming is reading seriously in the library.

聿怀中学是一所著名的学校。

Yùhuái zhōngxué shì yī suǒ zhùmíng de xuéxiào.

Yuhai Middle School is a famous school.

聿先生曾经在聿怀中学任教多年。

Yù xiānsheng céngjīng zài Yùhuái zhōngxué rènjiào duōnián.

Mr. Yu once taught at Yuhai Middle School for many years.

聿明通过不懈努力，终于考上了理想的大学。

Yùmíng tōngguò búxiè nǔlì, zhōngyú kǎoshàngle lǐxiǎng de dàxué.

Through unremitting efforts, Yuming finally was admitted to his ideal university.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 二

Component: 肀

聿