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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yú | yu2
English translation
to change; Chongqing

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

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water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵俞

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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尽管 jǐnguǎn 一直 yīzhí 宣称 xuān chēng duì de ài 忠贞不渝 zhōng zhēn bù yú 仍然 réngrán 心存怀疑 huáiyí

Despite his constant protes-tations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆 Chóng qìng [Chóng​qìng]
忠贞不渝 zhōng zhēn bù yú unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant忠貞不渝
渝中区 Yú zhōng qū Yuzhong (or central Chongqing) district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan渝中區
成渝 Chéng Yú Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū and Chongqing 重慶|重庆 Chóng qìng 成渝 Chéng Yú
始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving始終不渝
渝北区 Yú běi qū Yubei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan渝北區
周渝民 Zhōu Yú mín Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4周渝民 Zhōu Yú mín
不渝 bù yú constant不渝 bù yú
渝水区 Yú shuǐ qū Yushui district of Xinyu city 新餘市 新余市 Xīn yú shì , Jiangxi渝水區
坚持不渝 jiān chí bù yú to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere堅持不渝
坚贞不渝 jiān zhēn bù yú unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering堅貞不渝

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