How to Write 渝 (yú) — Meaning “Short name for Chongqing; to change”

Picture a boat (俞) floating on water (氵) to represent Chongqing's famous river ferries. The boat "changes" direction with the current, linking to the meaning "to change".

Write the water radical 氵 as three strokes on the left, keeping it narrow. The right part 俞 has 9 strokes: start with the top person radical 人, then a horizontal stroke, a vertical hook, and finally the bottom moon-like 月. Make sure the right side is slightly wider than the left.

流 (liú) means "to flow" and has 㐬 on the right instead of 俞. 浙 (zhè) is the abbreviation for Zhejiang province and uses 折. Visually, 渝 has the distinctive 俞 component, while 流 has a different right side and 浙 includes a 斤-style element. Only 渝 refers to Chongqing or the idea of change.

渝 is primarily used as the one-character abbreviation for Chongqing, appearing on license plates, in district names like 渝中 and 渝北, and in terms like 渝菜 (Chongqing cuisine). It also appears in classical phrases meaning "to change," such as 矢志不渝 (to never change one's resolve).

Common words containing 渝 include: 渝中 (yú zhōng) — Yuzhong District (in Chongqing); 渝菜 (yú cài) — Chongqing cuisine; 渝北 (yú běi) — Yubei District (in Chongqing).