1. noun cosmos; universe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宇' 1a)
  2. noun roof; eaves
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 屋檐 (GHC '宇' 1; Kroll 2015 '宇' 1)
  3. noun space
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 宇 means 空间. For example, 宇宙洪荒 ' space and time vast, limitless' (GHC '宇' 4; Kroll 2015 '宇' 1b; QZW).
  4. noun a dwelling; a habitation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 房屋 or 居处 (GHC '宇' 2; Kroll 2015 '宇' 2)
  5. verb to shelter; to protect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宇' 2a)
  6. noun manner; bearing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 风度 (GHC '宇' 5; Kroll 2015 '宇' 3)
  7. noun yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Used for phonetic value, for example, in 宇文 a bisyllabic Xianbei surname (Kroll 2015 '宇' 4)
  8. noun a state; a nation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 国土 (GHC '宇' 3)
  9. proper noun Yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '宇' 6)

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