邮 meaning and stroke order
Mail; post office
How to write 邮, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 邮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- post (office)
How 邮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 由 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 邮
邮 is built from 由 (yóu), which gives the sound, and 阝 on the right, which points to a place or town. Picture mail traveling from 由 one town 阝 to another.
邮 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese and mostly appears in words like 邮件 (yóujiàn), 邮箱 (yóuxiāng) and 邮局 (yóujú). In daily life 邮件 usually means email. Example: 我给你发了一封邮件。(Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yì fēng yóujiàn.) I sent you an email.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 邮 with 油 (yóu, oil), which has the same sound but the water radical 氵 on the left. Also remember that 阝 goes on the right side of 由, not the left.
Common words with 邮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 邮件 | yóujiàn | mail; post | HSK 3 |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | HSK 3 | |
| 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | mailbox; post office box | HSK 3 |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp | HSK 3 |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office | HSK 4 |
| 邮政 | yóuzhèng | postal service; postal | HSK 7-9 |
| 集邮 | jíyóu | stamp collecting; philately | HSK 7-9 |
| 邮编 | yóubiān | postal code; zip code | HSK 7-9 |
| 电邮 | diànyóu | email; abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[dian4 zi3 you2 jian4] | |
| 邮差 | yóuchāi | postman; mailman (dated in mainland China) | |
| 邮递员 | yóudìyuán | mailman | |
| 邮寄 | yóujì | to mail; to send by post | |
| 邮轮 | yóulún | ocean liner; cruise liner |
邮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 邮
How many strokes are in 邮?
邮 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 邮 mean?
邮 (yóu) means mail; post office. A common word with it is 邮件 (yóujiàn), meaning "mail; post".
How do you pronounce 邮?
邮 is pronounced yóu, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 邮?
The radical of 邮 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 邮 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 邮?
The traditional form of 邮 is 郵. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 邮 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 邮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 邮 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
How do I say "send an email" in Chinese?
Say 发邮件 (fā yóujiàn). You can also say 发电子邮件 (fā diànzǐ yóujiàn), but the short form is more common in speech.
Does 邮箱 mean a physical mailbox or an email inbox?
It can mean both. In everyday conversation it usually means an email account, as in 你的邮箱是什么？(Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme?) What is your email address?