喻 — Chinese character
喻
yù
metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
- Pinyin
- yù
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 口 俞
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 俞
Common words with 喻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare; to liken to |
| 隐喻 (隱喻) | yǐn yù | metaphor |
| 家喻户晓 (家喻戶曉) | jiā yù hù xiǎo | understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident |
| 譬喻 | pì yù | analogy; metaphor |
| 暗喻 | àn yù | metaphor |
| 不可理喻 | bù kě lǐ yù | (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable |
| 言喻 | yán yù | to describe; to put into words |
| 讽喻 (諷喻) | fěng yù | parable; allegory |
| 理喻 | lǐ yù | to reason with sb |
| 不可言喻 | bù kě yán yù | inexpressible (idiom) |
| 借喻 | jiè yù | to use sth as a metaphor |
English words written with 喻
喻 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 6 · Great Learning 1
- Analects 4.16
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 6B.15
- Mencius 7A.21
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- The Great Learning Passage 11
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