Spot 禹
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
禹 component
yǔ · legendary Hsia dynasty founder
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 禹
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue禹Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 禹 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
属=
尸
踽=
足
龋=
齿
齲=
齒
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 禹 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
属于shǔyú
to belong to
HSK 3.0 · L5家属jiāshǔfamily member
HSK 3.0 · L6金属jīnshǔmetal
HSK 3.0 · L6亲属qīnshǔkin
HSK 3.0 · L6属shǔcategory
HSK 3.0 · L6附属fùshǔsubsidiary
HSK 3.0 · L7-9归属guīshǔto belong to
HSK 3.0 · L7-9属相shǔxiàngcolloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9属性shǔxìngattribute
HSK 3.0 · L7-9所属suǒshǔone's affiliation
HSK 3.0 · L7-9下属xiàshǔsubordinate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9