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Translingual
Han character
呦 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口女戈尸 (RVIS), four-corner 64027, composition ⿰口幼)
- the bleating of the deer
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 32
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3437
- Dae Jaweon: page 400, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 610, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5466
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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黝
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*qliw, *qrɯwʔ
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坳
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯːws
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軪
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯːws
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眑
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯwʔ
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拗
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qrɯːws
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鴢
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qɯːwʔ
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靿
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qrɯːws
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狕
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*qrɯːwʔ
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袎
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*qrɯːws
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怮
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*qɯːw, *qrɯw, *qrɯw, *qrɯwʔ
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窈
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*qiːwʔ
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苭
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*qɯːwʔ
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泑
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*qrɯw, *qrɯwʔ
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呦
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*qrɯw
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蚴
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*qrɯwʔ
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幼
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*qrɯws
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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呦
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15639
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Phonetic component
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幼
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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幽
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Old Chinese
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/*qrɯw/
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Definitions
呦
- an expression of surprise or sudden awareness
呦!你怎麼也來了? [MSC, trad.]
呦!你怎么也来了? [MSC, simp.]- Yōu! Nǐ zěnme yě lái le?
- Hey! Fancy seeing you here.
- 呦,飯糊了!/呦,饭糊了! ― Yōu, fàn hú le! ― Oh no, the rice is burnt.
- (literary) sound of deer (Only used in 呦呦 (yōuyōu).)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
呦
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
呦 (eum 유 (yu))
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Vietnamese
Han character
呦: Hán Nôm readings: u, ạo, ao, ào
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