郵 meaning and stroke order
Mail; post office
How to write 郵, stroke by stroke
10 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 郵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- post (office)
How 郵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 垂 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 郵
郵 combines 垂 (chuí, to hang down) with 阝, the ear-shaped side component that marks a place or town. Picture letters hanging in bundles at a town's relay station, and you have the place where mail is handled.
郵 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 邮. It mostly appears in compounds about mail, such as 郵局 (yóujú, post office) and 郵票 (yóupiào, stamp). Example: 我去郵局寄信。(Wǒ qù yóujú jì xìn.) I am going to the post office to mail a letter.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up the left part 垂 with similar shapes like 乖 (guāi) or leave out its middle horizontal strokes. Also, 阝 on the right means a place or town. It is not the same as 阝 on the left, which relates to hills, as in 阿 (ā).
Common words with 郵
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 郵件 | yóujiàn | mail; post | HSK 3 |
| 電子郵件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | HSK 3 | |
| 郵箱 | yóuxiāng | mailbox; post office box | HSK 3 |
| 郵票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp | HSK 3 |
| 郵局 | yóujú | post office | HSK 4 |
| 郵政 | yóuzhèng | postal service; postal | HSK 7-9 |
| 集郵 | jíyóu | stamp collecting; philately | HSK 7-9 |
| 郵編 | yóubiān | postal code; zip code | HSK 7-9 |
| 電郵 | diànyóu | email; abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[dian4 zi3 you2 jian4] | |
| 郵差 | yóuchāi | postman; mailman (dated in mainland China) | |
| 郵遞員 | yóudìyuán | mailman | |
| 郵寄 | yóujì | to mail; to send by post | |
| 郵輪 | yóulún | ocean liner; cruise liner |
Questions about 郵
How many strokes are in 郵?
郵 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 郵 mean?
郵 (yóu) means mail; post office. A common word with it is 邮件 (yóujiàn), meaning "mail; post".
How do you pronounce 郵?
郵 is pronounced yóu, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 郵?
The radical of 郵 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 郵 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 郵?
郵 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 邮, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say email using 郵?
Say 電子郵件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn), or simplified 电子邮件. In casual speech people often just say 郵件 (yóujiàn) or use the English word email.
What is the difference between 郵 and 寄?
郵 (yóu) is mainly a noun-like element meaning mail or postal, found in words like 郵局. 寄 (jì) is the verb for sending something by mail, as in 寄包裹 (jì bāoguǒ, to send a package).