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= yu + Ø4
variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
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= yu + Ø4
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø4
elegant
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= yu + Ø4
old variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
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= yu + Ø4
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø4
dense (growth) / melancholy
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= yu + Ø4
(bound form) strongly fragrant
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= yu + Ø4
(bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant / (bound form) melancholy; depressed
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How to pronounce 郁

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

郁 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yǒu = y + ou3
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 郁 as component

郁 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 郁

gloomy / depressed
depressed / despondent / gloomy / depression
depressed; despondent; gloomy

Sentences with 郁

郁 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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