邮
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yóu · mail

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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阝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 邮

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yóuWords pronounced yóu
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Example sentences

Notice where 邮 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ shōu dào le wǒ fā de yóu jiàn le ma?你收到了我发的邮件了吗?

Did you get my letter?

Source: Tatoeba #4844986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ de diàn zǐ yóu xiāng.这是我的电子邮箱。

Here is my email address.

Source: Tatoeba #1738004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì zài huí jiā de lùshang shùn biàn qù yóu jú.我会在回家的路上顺便去邮局。

I'll drop by the post office on the way home.

Source: Tatoeba #5624961 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn nín de yóu piào shōu cáng.我想看看您的邮票收藏。

I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.

Source: Tatoeba #782291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhī xiǎng chá yí xià wǒ de diàn zǐ yóu jiàn.我只想查一下我的电子邮件。

I just wanted to check my email.

Source: Tatoeba #334711 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le fēng yóu jiàn.我给你发了封邮件。

I sent an email to you.

Source: Tatoeba #1870348 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 邮 in context

  1. Say yóu, then recall the core meaning: mail.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 邮件 (yóu jiàn), meaning “mail”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 邮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.