優
See also: 优
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TranslingualEdit
Han characterEdit
優 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+15, 17 strokes, cangjie input 人一月水 (OMBE), four-corner 21247, composition ⿰亻憂)
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: page 120, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1261
- Dae Jaweon: page 254, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 233, character 4
- Unihan data for U+512A
ChineseEdit
trad. | 優 | |
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simp. | 优* |
Glyph originEdit
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qu): semantic 亻 + phonetic 憂 (OC *qu).
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
優
- generous; abundant; ample
- excellent; superior
- (literary, or in compounds) to give preferential treatment
- (dated) actor; entertainer
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Cantonese) to pull up (pants or socks)
- a surname: You
SynonymsEdit
- (generous):
Synonyms of 優
- (to give preferential treatment):
AntonymsEdit
- (excellent): 劣 (liè)
CompoundsEdit
Derived terms from 優
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JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
優
- a person with lithe movements
- kind (adj.), favor
- good, excellent, surpass, superior
- rich, wealthy
- a sufficient amount for a certain thing
- tenderness, gentleness
- actor
ReadingsEdit
- Go-on: う (u)
- Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)←いう (iu, historical)
- Kun: すぐれる (sugureru, 優れる, Jōyō); まさる (masaru, 優る); やさしい (yasashii, 優しい, Jōyō)
- Nanori: かつ (katsu); ひろ (hiro); ゆたか (yutaka); ゆ (yu); よし (yoshi)
CompoundsEdit
- 優曇華 (udonge)
- 優形 (yasagata)
- 優男 (yasaotoko)
- 優々閑々 (yūyūkankan), 優優閑閑 (yūyūkankan)
- 優位 (yūi)
- 優先 (yūsen)
- 優劣 (yūretsu)
- 優勝 (yūshō)
- 優勢 (yūsei)
- 優女 (yūonna)
- 優姿 (yūshi)
- 優婉 (yūen)
- 優弧 (yūko)
- 優待 (yūtai)
- 優性 (yūsei)
- 優柔不断 (yūjūfudan)
- 優渥 (yūaku)
- 優生 (yūsei)
- 優秀 (yūshū)
- 優等 (yūtō)
- 優美 (yūbi)
- 優者 (yūsha)
- 優良 (yūryō)
- 優艶 (yūen)
- 優諚 (yūjō)
- 優越 (yūetsu)
- 優越感 (yūetsukan)
- 優退 (yūtai)
- 優遇 (yūgū)
- 優長 (yūchō)
- 優雅 (yūga)
- 優駿 (yūshun)
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term |
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優 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
AdverbEdit
NounEdit
- A (letter grade); excellence
- gentleness
Proper nounEdit
- a female given name
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term |
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優 |
まさ(る) Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Proper nounEdit
- a male given name
Related termsEdit
KoreanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Chinese 優 (MC ʔɨu).
Historical readings |
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PronunciationEdit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
HanjaEdit
優 (eumhun 넉넉할 우 (neongneokhal u))
CompoundsEdit
Compounds
ReferencesEdit
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]
VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
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