Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Yu Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page number: 95, position 08 Pronounced yu. Pronounced yu. The pronunciation is the same as the word for surplus. Refers to jieyu, which is the name of an ancient female official rank. For a detailed explanation, see the entry for the character jie. It also carries the meaning of large. In the Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, whenever an adult is referred to as a great person, it is called yu in the Chu region. It is also written in a variant form (yu).