Why does 画 appear when I type the letter "u" on Chinese keyboard?

Hello Chinese learning reddit community,

This is a question that has mystified me ever since I started learning Chinese, and I can find literally no explanation for it online. Whenever I'm using my Chinese keyboard and I type the letter "u", the character 画 appears underlined, and I can't figure out why. Given the meaning of the character, I would think that it is prompting me to draw something or insert a picture, but it doesn't seem like there's any functionality there. I'm using a mac, if that helps. I'm very curious about what's going on!

Thanks for any input!

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