Definitions
(verb)
to swim
(verb)
to travel; to tour; to roam
Etymology
Pictograph of a tree.
About
The traditional character '游' structurally integrates the water radical with the component '斿', which historically conveys a sense of flowing motion akin to a banner drifting in the wind, thus etymologically linking the character to movement through water and specifically to the act of swimming. Over centuries, its semantic application gradually extended beyond aquatic contexts to denote more general forms of travel, excursion, and leisurely movement, such as in wandering or touring, which allowed it to function in modern compounds related to recreation and travel while its graphical form, still suggestive of its original association with water, remained consistent.
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我喜欢游泳。
我们去公园游玩。
明天他们去旅游。
孩子们喜欢玩游戏。
他游遍了整个城市。
游泳是一项健康的运动。
我们计划游历亚洲国家。
这项研究涉及游牧文化的影响。