呦

yōu
Rank #5392

Definitions

yōu (particle) oh! (exclamation of surprise or dismay)
yōu (particle) (onom.) sound of deer; sound of birds

Etymology phono-semantic

mouth

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 幼

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 幼

黝 拗 坳 窈 蚴 靿 泑 眑 袎

Components

口 幼

Example Words

呦呦 哎呦