common
time
archaic

Meaning of

臾 means a moment; an instant; a short period of time; to drag; to pull; to tow. Pronounced yú.

  • a moment; an instant; a short period of time
  • to drag; to pull; to tow
  • a surname

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhī
jiān
 
tiān
zhòu
biàn
 

The weather changed abruptly in an instant.

cháng
zhōng
ér
 
zhī
suǒ
xué
 

I once spent the whole day thinking, but it was not as good as learning for a brief moment.

Piàn
shí
 
biàn便
gǎn
dào
le
xiàn
chǎng
 

He arrived at the scene in just a moment.