How to Write 俣 (yǔ) — Meaning “big; large (literary)”

Imagine a person (亻) standing next to a giant (吴 sounds like "woo" as in a big surprised sound). The person looks up and says "Wu!" because the other person is so big and tall. This helps link the components to the meaning of "large."

The left radical 亻 should be narrow, with the first stroke a short slash and the second a vertical line. The right side 吴 has 7 strokes: first a horizontal line, then a mouth-like shape, and finally a large diagonal stroke (捺) that extends further right. A common mistake is making the right side too wide or misplacing the final diagonal stroke.

俣 (yǔ) means "big" or "large" in a literary sense, while 伯 (bó) means "uncle" or "eldest brother" and 估 (gū) means "estimate" or "value." Visually, 俣 has 吴 on the right, whereas 伯 has 白 (white) and 估 has 古 (ancient). The pronunciations and meanings are completely different.

俣 is very rare in modern everyday speech; it appears mostly in classical Chinese poetry or idioms like 硕人俣俣 (shuò rén yǔ yǔ) describing a tall, sturdy person. You may encounter it in ancient texts or literary works praising a person's imposing physique, but it is not a common character in daily conversation.

Common words containing 俣 include: 俣俣 (yǔ yǔ) — big and tall (literary); 硕人俣俣 (shuò rén yǔ yǔ) — A tall and sturdy person; 俣大 (yǔ dà) — big; large (literary).