喻

yù

yùspelled as ü · 4th tone — spelling rules

to describe sth as · an analogy

Radical: 口 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

喻=口+俞

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

to describe sth as

an analogy

a simile

a metaphor

an allegory

yù

surname Yu

Yù

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Words with 喻 78 total

to compare · to liken to · metaphor · analogy · figure of speech · figuratively比喻bǐ yù simile明喻míng yù oxymoron逆喻nì yù

Idioms with 喻 13 total Chain

(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable不可理喻bù kě lǐ yù inexpressible (idiom)不可言喻bù kě yán yù (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident不言而喻bù yán ér yù understood by everyone (idiom); well known · a household name家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎo to borrow the past as a model for the present借古喻今jiè gǔ yù jīn