榆

yú

yúspelled as ü · 2nd tone — spelling rules

elm

Radical: 木 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

榆=木+俞

Etymology

tree

Meanings

elm

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Words with 榆 105 total

Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia)榔榆láng yú

Idioms with 榆 17 total Chain

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) · to compensate later for one's earlier loss · what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts失之东隅，收之桑榆shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú see 失之東隅，，收之桑榆收之桑榆shōu zhī sāng yú