猶

Translingual

Alternative forms

• 由 (As seen in Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion by Wang Xizhi)

Han character

猶 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大竹廿金田 (KHTCW), four-corner 4826₁, composition ⿰犭酋)

Derived characters

• 𮬎, 蕕(莸), 𥴕, 𫻆

Related characters

• 犹 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 715, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20557
• Dae Jaweon: page 1127, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1359, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7336

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 猶
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klus, *lu, *lus) : semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 酋 (OC *sɡlu) – a kind of monkey.

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Definitions

猶

1. ^† a kind of monkey
2. (literary, in a figurative sense) to be like; to be just as

   • 以若所為求若所欲，猶緣木而求魚也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     以若所为求若所欲，犹缘木而求鱼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǐ ruò suǒ wéi qiú ruò suǒ yù, yóu yuán mù ér qiú yú yě.

     With such practice seeking for such objective: as if climbing a tree to seek for fish.

3. (literary) still; yet; as before

   • 往者不可諫，來者猶可追。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     往者不可谏，来者犹可追。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī.

     As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against.

   • 四海無閒田，農夫猶餓死。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     四海无闲田，农夫犹饿死。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, 李紳 , 憫農

     Sìhǎi wú xián tián, nóngfū yóu èsǐ.

     Not a field in the land is dormant, yet farmers still starve to death.

4. Short for 猶太／犹太 (Yóutài, “Jew; Jewish”).
5. Alternative form of 猷 (yóu, “plan; scheme”)
6. a surname

Compounds

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Definitions

猶

1. (Hokkien) still; yet

   伊猶咧睏。／伊犹咧困。 [Hokkien]  ―  I iáu teh khùn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  He is still sleeping.

Compounds

Synonyms

Japanese

Shinjitai	猶
Kyūjitai	猶󠄂 猶+󠄂? (Adobe-Japan1)
	猶󠄄 猶+󠄄? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. still

Readings

• Go-on: ゆ (yu)
• Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)^{←いう (iu, historical)}
• Kun: さる (saru, 猶); なお (nao, 猶); なお (nao, 猶お); より (yori, 猶り)
• Nanori: さね (sane); なお (nao); のり (nori); みち (michi); より (yori)

Definitions

References

Korean

Hanja

猶 (eum 유 (yu))

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Vietnamese

Han character

猶: Hán Nôm readings: do

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