邮 yóu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 由 cause, reason 阝 place, town, city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
邮编
yóubiān
postal code; postcode
Characters in this word
编 biān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请在申请表右上角填写详细地址和邮编，以免文件被退回。 Qǐng zài shēnqǐngbiǎo yòu shàngjiǎo tiánxiě xiángxì dìzhǐ hé yóubiān, yǐmiǎn wénjiàn bèi tuìhuí. Please write the full address and postcode in the top-right corner of the application form to prevent the document from being returned.
- 我忘记写邮编了，包裹在邮局停了三天。 Wǒ wàngjì xiě yóubiān le, bāoguǒ zài yóujú tíng le sān tiān. I forgot to write the postal code, and the parcel sat at the post office for three days.
- 请问这所大学的邮编是多少？我需要填写表格。 Qǐngwèn zhè suǒ dàxué de yóubiān shì duōshao? Wǒ xūyào tiánxiě biǎogé. Could you tell me the postal code of this university? I need to fill in a form.
Related words
- 电子邮件 diànzǐyóujiàn email
- 邮件 yóujiàn email; mail
- 邮票 yóupiào postage stamp
- 邮箱 yóuxiāng mailbox
- 邮局 yóujú post office
- 邮政 yóuzhèng postal service; postal administration
- 编 biān to make; to weave
- 编辑 biānjí to edit
- 编辑 biānji editor
- 编写 biānxiě to write
- 改编 gǎibiān to adapt
- 编程 biānchéng to programme; programming