U+4F91, 侑
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F91

[U+4F90]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+4F92]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 9, +6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人大月 (OKB), four-corner 24227, composition )

  1. help, assist, repay kindness

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 102, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 594
  • Dae Jaweon: page 216, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 146, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+4F91

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (35)
Final () (136)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter hjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɨuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦiuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣiəuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦuwH/
Li
Rong
/ɣiuH/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭəuH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯ə̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yòu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jau6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 15600
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɢʷɯs/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. (literary) to urge (someone to eat or drink)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to help; to assist
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to requite; to repay kindness
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of (yòu, to forgive)

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. help, assist
  2. urge to eat

Readings

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Proper noun

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(ゆう) (

  1. a female given name

Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (yu))

  1. help, assist
  2. repay kindness

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: hựu, nhất

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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