Learn a Chinese Character - 邮 (yóu) - Mail

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 阝 (Left-falling-fence radical, often related to towns or roads)

Stroke Count: 7

Character Decomposition: 由 + 阝 (The character '由' and the radical '阝', which together form the concept of mail - related activities)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: yóu (Second tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

邮 mainly means to send by post or mail. It can also refer to the postal service or related things. (“邮”主要表示通过邮政寄送，也可指邮政服务或相关事物。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 邮票 (yóu piào) - Stamp. Used for sending letters or parcels through the postal service. (用于通过邮政服务寄信或包裹的凭证。)
• 邮局 (yóu jú) - Post office. A place where postal services are provided. (提供邮政服务的场所。)
• 邮件 (yóu jiàn) - Mail. Letters, parcels, etc. sent through the postal system. (通过邮政系统寄送的信件、包裹等。)

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

邮 can be used as a verb, for example, "邮信" (yóu xìn) means to send a letter. It can also be used in compound words related to the postal service. (“邮”可作动词，如“邮信”表示寄信，也常用于和邮政服务相关的复合词中。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

Postal services in China have a long history. In ancient times, there were official postal systems for communication. Nowadays, the postal service is an important part of daily life for information and item delivery. (中国的邮政服务历史悠久，古代就有官方的邮驿系统用于通信。如今，邮政服务是日常生活中信息和物品传递的重要组成部分。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can think that the '由' part in '邮' means something is sent out from a certain place, and the '阝' is related to the place where the mail is sent and received, like a post office. (你可以想象“邮”字中的“由”表示东西从某个地方发出，“阝”和邮件收发的场所相关，比如邮局。)