ㄩ = ü

ㄩ is a medial. It can stand alone, or link an initial to a final. In pinyin it is written ü.

Pinyin üIPA /y/Medial · Medials2 strokesFrom 凵

How to say it

Say ㄧ while rounding your lips, like German ü or French u.

Do not mix up

ㄨ is a plain “oo”; ㄩ is “ee” with rounded lips. See ㄨ (u) →

Where it comes from

ㄩ comes from the character 凵. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

Stroke 1

Stroke 2

魚

ㄩˊ

yú · fish; fish (as food) · TOCFL Novice 2

捷運

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ

jié yùn · Mass Rapid Transit (MRT); subway

覺得

ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

jué de · to feel; to think · TOCFL Novice 1

學生

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ

xué shēng · student; pupil · TOCFL Novice 1

大學

ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

dà xué · university; college · TOCFL Novice 1

學校

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xué xiào · school; educational institution · TOCFL Novice 1

Zhuyin Pro teaches ㄩ with sound, mouth diagrams, tracing and real words. Then it reminds you before you forget.