禺

ǒu, yú

Definitions

yú (noun) (ancient) type of monkey

yú (noun) district; mountain in Zhejiang

ǒu (adjective) accidental

ǒu (noun) image

ǒu (noun) pair; mate

Etymology

Origin unclear. Likely depicts a monkey. Possibly related to 禹.

About

Origin unclear; 禺 likely depicts a monkey and may be related to 禹. The top component 田 represents the head or face, while the lower 禸 suggests the body, legs, and a long curling tail. Its earliest meaning was this long-tailed monkey. The character later became predominantly a phonetic component in a large family of related characters, for example, 愚 (foolish) and 隅 (corner, region), and its independent use as a noun is now confined to classical texts.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我去过番禺旅游。

Wǒ qùguo Pānyú lǚyóu.

I have been to Panyu for travel.

他住在番禺区。

Tā zhù zài Pānyú qū.

He lives in Panyu District.

番禺的天气很暖和。

Pānyú de tiānqì hěn nuǎnhuo.

The weather in Panyu is very warm.

我们在番禺参观了博物馆。

Wǒmen zài Pānyú cānguānle bówùguǎn.

We visited the museum in Panyu.

传说太阳落在禺谷。

Chuánshuō tàiyáng luò zài Yúgǔ.

Legend says the sun sets in Yugu.

禺强是古代的海神。

Yúqiáng shì gǔdài de hǎishén.

Yuqiang is an ancient sea god.

禺氏在古代是游牧民族。

Yúshì zài gǔdài shì yóumù mínzú.

The Yushi tribe was a nomadic people in ancient times.

关于禺强的神话流传了很久。

Guānyú Yúqiáng de shénhuà liúchuánle hěn jiǔ.

The myth about Yuqiang has been passed down for a long time.

Related Characters

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Component: 禺

禺