How do you write yu in Chinese?

It depends which yu you mean. at, in, to, than (the classical preposition) is 于 (yú), language, speech, words is 语 (yǔ), rain is 雨 (yǔ). Pick the character by the tone and the meaning you intend.

yu appears in 3 different tones depending on the character, which is why the tone mark matters: yú (于), yǔ (语), yǔ (雨), yù (玉).

Pinyin · 拼音 pīnyīn

yu

Q: What Chinese characters are pronounced yu?

4 characters on this site are read yu: 于 (yú, at, in, to, than (the classical preposition)); 语 (yǔ, language, speech, words); 雨 (yǔ, rain); 玉 (yù, jade, precious). The tone mark and meaning tell them apart.

Every character on Jiǎoluò Shūwū read as yu in any tone — 4 readings total across the four tones. Pick the tone you mean.

一 yū 1st · high level no entries yet

二 yú 2nd · rising 1 reading 三 yǔ 3rd · low / dipping 2 readings 四 yù 4th · falling 1 reading

If you have the sound yu but not the character, here are the 4 characters read this way: 于 (yú, at, in, to, than (the classical preposition)), 语 (yǔ, language, speech, words), 雨 (yǔ, rain), 玉 (yù, jade, precious). They split across 3 tones, so the tone is what separates them.

yú tone 2 · rising 1 reading

于 yú HSK 2

at, in, to, than (the classical preposition)

yǔ tone 3 · low / dipping 2 readings

语 yǔ HSK 2

language, speech, words

雨 yǔ HSK 2

rain

yù tone 4 · falling 1 reading

玉 yù

jade, precious

复合词 fùhécí Words and phrases containing yu

结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ resultative complements 可能补语 kěnéng bǔyǔ potential complements 跨越 kuàyuè to leap across, to span, to transcend 论语 Lúnyǔ The Analects of Confucius 青出于蓝 qīng chū yú lán The Student Surpasses the Teacher 事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things go contrary to ones wishes 音乐 yīnyuè music 愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān The Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains 与时俱进 yǔ shí jù jìn to advance together with the times 欲速则不达 yù sù zé bù dá Haste Does Not Bring Success 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more; increasingly 与其…不如 yǔqí bùrú rather than … it would be better to 终于 zhōngyú finally, at last