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郵 = 垂 + 阝

郵 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “postal”. It is built from 垂 (let down) and 阝 (place).

Keyword
postal
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yóu
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
postal, mail, почта, mail
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
郵 mail

Decomposition

ids

  1. 垂 let down
  2. 阝 place

How to find 郵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “let down” + “place”. 郵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 郵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.