偶

accidental; image; pair; mate

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,303 U+5076

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “person”) + 禺 (phonetic, yú)

components: 亻禺

by chance · Heisig RSH #2878

人 person + Talking Cricket

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 禺

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 禺 (yú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
禺 sound component	yú	district; mountain in Zhejiang
遇	yù	to meet, to encounter, to come across
愚	yú	stupid, foolish
寓	yù	residence, lodge, dwelling
耦	ǒu	to plow side-by-side; pair, couple; a team of two
隅	yú	corner, cranny, niche
喁	yóng	to breathe like a fish; to gasp for breath

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
对偶多面体	duì ǒu duō miàn tǐ	dual polyhedron
偶一为之	ǒu yī wéi zhī	to do sth once in a while (idiom); to do sth more as an exception than the rule
无独有偶	wú dú yǒu ǒu	not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only…
提线木偶	tí xiàn mù ǒu	marionette
偶联反应	ǒu lián fǎn yìng	chain reaction (chemistry)
对偶性	duì ǒu xìng	(math.) duality
偶然性	ǒu rán xìng	chance; fortuity; serendipity
热电偶	rè diàn ǒu	thermocouple
偶然事件	ǒu rán shì jiàn	random accident; chance event
奇偶性	jī ǒu xìng	parity (odd or even)
布偶装	bù ǒu zhuāng	mascot costume
齐大非偶	qí dà fēi ǒu	too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
玩偶之家	Wán ǒu zhī jiā	Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
人偶	rén ǒu	puppet; figure
偶人	ǒu rén	idol (i.e. statue for worship)
偶一	ǒu yī	accidentally; once in a while; very occasionally
人偶戏	rén ǒu xì	puppet show
偶尔	ǒu ěr	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
偶语弃市	ǒu yǔ qì shì	chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
力偶	lì ǒu	moment of forces (mechanics)