舆
yú
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1])
(literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory; (literary) carriage; (literary) sedan chair; palanquin; (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
lift together (舁) + cart (车) = carriage carried by the crowd
舁 means 'to lift together with hands,' evoking a group effort to carry something heavy. Combined with 车 (cart), the character captures a vehicle borne by many — the palanquin or carriage chassis, and by extension the earth itself and the people who carry society forward.
古人以天为盖、以地为舆，描绘天地之间的空间。
gǔ rén yǐ tiān wéi gài 、 yǐ dì wéi yú ， miáo huì tiān dì zhī jiān de kōng jiān 。
The ancients took heaven as the canopy and the earth as the carriage chassis, depicting the space between heaven and earth.
这首古诗用「舆」来指大地，体现了古人对天地结构的想象。
zhè shǒu gǔ shī yòng 'yú' lái zhǐ dà dì ， tǐ xiàn le gǔ rén duì tiān dì jié gòu de xiǎng xiàng 。
This ancient poem uses 'yú' to refer to the earth, reflecting the ancients' imagination of the structure of heaven and earth.
Words with 舆
造舆论
zào yú lùn
to build up public opinion
堪舆
kān yú
geomancy
平舆
píng yú
see 平輿縣|平舆县[Ping2 yu2 Xian4]
平舆县
píng yú xiàn
Pingyu, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan
权舆
quán yú
to sprout
王岱舆
wáng dài yú
Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
神舆
shén yú
mikoshi (Japanese portable Shinto shrine)
竹舆
zhú yú
a bamboo carriage
舆地
yú dì
land
舆情
yú qíng
public sentiment
舆论
yú lùn
public opinion
舆论界
yú lùn jiè
media