宙

Information about character(s)

Radical: 宀
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhòu
Cantonese: zau6
JapaneseKun: SORA
JapaneseOn: CHUU
Korean: CWU
Vietnamese: trụ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: time as concept; infinite time

CE-Dict: universe

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.infinite time; time without beginning or end; eternity

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《宀部》宙舟輿所極覆也。从宀由聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【宀字部】宙
【唐韻】【韻會】【正韻】直又切【集韻】直祐切，𠀤音胄。【說文】舟車所極覆也，下覆爲宇，上奠爲宙。【淮南子·齊俗訓】往古來今謂之宙，四方上下謂之宇。　又【玉篇】居也，徐鉉曰：凡天地之居萬物，猶居室之遷貿而不覺。　又叶持御切，音住。【司馬相如·上林賦】追怪物，出宇宙。彎蕃弱，滿白羽。羽去聲。

CF-Dict: univers

Han-De-Dict: alle Zeiten ( Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft ) (u.E.) (S)/Gesamtheit, Grundgesamtheit ( Statistik) (u.E.) (S, Math)