How to write 禹

禹 [yǔ] 1. The legendary first ruler of the Xia Dynasty in China, known for managing floods. 传说中国夏代的第一个君主，他曾经治过洪水。 2. A surname. 姓。 本义: 虫名。《说文》: “虫也。”一说为龋虫。 Original meaning: The name of an insect. "Shuōwén" states: "It is an insect." One interpretation is a dental caries insect. 造字法: 象形。小篆字形。 Character formation: Pictographic. The form in Small Seal Script. 引: 1. Han Dynasty - Jia Yi’s "On Accumulating Storage": "Yu and Tang have both suffered." (Referring to the legendary figures Yu, the Great, and Tang suffering from catastrophes, where Yu endured nine years of flooding, and Tang seven years of drought.) 汉· 贾谊《论积贮疏》：禹、汤被之矣。(禹、汤(都)遭受过。传说夏禹曾经遭到九年水灾，商汤曾经遭到七年旱灾。被，遭受。) 2. "Dream of the Red Chamber": "Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang... were all born according to the time." 《红楼梦》：尧、舜、禹、汤…皆应运而生者。 例: - 禹功 (Yǔ gōng): Achievements of Yu the Great in flood control. - 禹迹 (Yǔ jì): Refers to the footprints of Yu the Great during his flood management, later used to denote the territory of China. - 禹启 (Yǔ qǐ): Yu the Great and his son Qi. - 禹鼎 (Yǔ dǐng): A bronze ding (cauldron) cast by Yu the Great, symbolizing the fate of the state and representing the nine regions of China.