宇
yǔ
room
universe
roof (宀) + sound yǔ (于) = from a room to the whole universe
The roof radical grounds the meaning in shelter and enclosed space, which extended conceptually outward — from a room to the entirety of space itself. 于 contributes the sound yǔ and carries no direct meaning here.
孩子们常常仰望星空，想象宇宙的奥秘。
hái zi men cháng cháng yǎng wàng xīng kōng， xiǎng xiàng yǔ zhòu de ào mì。
Children often look up at the starry sky and imagine the mysteries of the universe.
科学家说，宇宙中有无数颗星星。
kē xué jiā shuō， yǔ zhòu zhōng yǒu wú shù kē xīng xing。
Scientists say there are countless stars in the universe.
Words with 宇
邃宇
suì yǔ
large house that is dark and labyrinthine
金宇中
jīn yǔ zhōng
Kim Woo-jung (1936-), Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group
靖宇
jìng yǔ
see 靖宇縣|靖宇县[Jing4 yu3 Xian4]
靖宇县
jìng yǔ xiàn
Jingyu, a county in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
元宇宙
yuán yǔ zhòu
(computing) metaverse
吴镇宇
wú zhèn yǔ
Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
器宇
qì yǔ
(literary) variant of 氣宇|气宇[qi4 yu3]
器宇轩昂
qì yǔ xuān áng
variant of 氣宇軒昂|气宇轩昂[qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2]
多元宇宙
duō yuán yǔ zhòu
multiverse (cosmology)
大宇
dà yǔ
Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
宇航局
yǔ háng jú
space agency
宇宙
yǔ zhòu
universe; cosmos; space