优

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See also: 優
优 U+4F18, 优
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F18
← 众
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 伙 →

Translingual

Han character

优 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人戈大山 (OIKU), four-corner 23214, composition ⿰亻尤)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 96, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 454
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 120, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+4F18

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 优 – see 優 (“generous; abundant; ample; excellent; superior; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 優).
Notes:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 优

Pronunciation

Definitions

优

  1. ‡ (of Five Grains) polished like white hair

Japanese

Kanji

优

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • Go-on: う (u)
  • Kan-on: ゆう (yū)←いう (iu, historical)

References

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