宇 yǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 于 at, in, on
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
宇宙
yǔzhòu
universe; cosmos
Characters in this word
宙 zhòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 由 cause, reason
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人类对宇宙起源的解释，随着观测技术的进步而不断被修正。 Rénlèi duì yǔzhòu qǐyuán de jiěshì, suízhe guāncè jìshù de jìnbù ér bùduàn bèi xiūzhèng. Human explanations of the origin of the universe are continually revised as observational technology advances.
- 夜晚仰望星空，我们才感到宇宙多么辽阔。 Yèwǎn yǎngwàng xīngkōng, wǒmen cái gǎndào yǔzhòu duōme liáokuò. Only when we gaze up at the stars at night do we truly feel how vast the universe is.
- 科学家一直在探索宇宙深处有没有别的生命。 Kēxuéjiā yīzhí zài tànsuǒ yǔzhòu shēnchù yǒu méiyǒu bié de shēngmìng. Scientists have always been exploring whether there is other life deep in the universe.
Related words
- 星球 xīngqiú planet; celestial body
- 纬度 wěidù latitude
- 行星 xíngxīng planet
- 温带 wēndài temperate zone; temperate
- 星系 xīngxì galaxy
- 温差 wēnchà temperature difference
- 星座 xīngzuò constellation; zodiac sign
- 水汽 shuǐqì water vapour; moisture
- 陨石 yǔnshí meteorite
- 蒸发 zhēngfā to evaporate; evaporation; to vanish rapidly
- 曙光 shǔguāng dawn; first light; hope
- 照耀 zhàoyào to shine; to illuminate