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Translingual
Han character
犹 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大竹戈大山 (KHIKU), composition ⿰犭尤)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 706, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20259
- Dae Jaweon: page 1119, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1335, character 7
- Unihan data for U+72B9
Chinese
Etymology 1
Glyph origin
Simplified from 猶 (酋 → 尤).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 犹 – see 猶 (“a kind of monkey; to be like; to be just as; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 猶). |
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
犹
- ‡ name of beast
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
犹
- ‡ sound of dog barking
- a surname, alternative form of 尤 (yóu)
- Alternative form of 猶／犹 (yóu)
- Alternative form of 猷 (yóu)
Japanese
Kanji
犹
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
犹: Hán Nôm readings: do
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References