裕

yù

衤 + 谷

Definitions

yù (adjective) abundant; rich; plentiful

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.

Semantic: 衤 Phonetic: 谷

About

The character 裕 is a phono-semantic compound in which the left-side radical 衤 gives the meaning 'clothing' or 'garments,' and the right-side component 谷 gives the sound. Originally, 裕 described the state of having plenty of clothing, loose, comfortable garments or ample textile resources at one's disposal. From this literal abundance in dress, the meaning widened to cover general material affluence, economic prosperity, and an overarching sense of having more than enough resources. The phonetic element 谷, which means 'valley' or 'gorge' in isolation, serves only to indicate pronunciation and has no semantic connection to wealth or abundance.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

生活富裕带来了很多快乐。

Shēnghuó fùyù dàilái le hěnduō kuàilè.

A prosperous life brings a lot of happiness.

他有充裕的时间来完成工作。

Tā yǒu chōngyù de shíjiān lái wánchéng gōngzuò.

He has ample time to complete the work.

这个家庭的经济状况很宽裕。

Zhège jiātíng de jīngjì zhuàngkuàng hěn kuānyù.

This family's financial situation is quite comfortable.

国家的富裕离不开人民的勤劳。

Guójiā de fùyù lí bù kāi rénmín de qínláo.

A nation's prosperity is inseparable from the hard work of its people.

市场物资充裕，价格稳定。

Shìchǎng wùzī chōngyù, jiàgé wěndìng.

The market has abundant supplies and stable prices.

他处理复杂事务时总是从容裕如。

Tā chǔlǐ fùzá shìwù shí zǒngshì cóngróng yùrú.

He always handles complicated matters with ease and composure.

这项政策旨在裕国富民。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè zhǐ zài yù guó fù mín.

This policy aims to enrich the nation and its people.

他们家族素有裕后光前的传统。

Tāmen jiāzú sù yǒu yù hòu guāng qián de chuántǒng.

Their family has a long tradition of bringing prosperity to descendants and honor to ancestors.

Related Characters

Component: 衤

Component: 谷

裕