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Pronunciationyōu
Strokes19 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation yōu
Five Elements 0
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 18 strokes
Traditional Strokes 19 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 407
View Original Page 407
Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: You Kangxi stroke count: 19 Page 407, Entry 32 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) pronounced you (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui) pronounced you (rising tone), sounding the same as you (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) defines this as the appearance of being relaxed and composed. The Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of the States, contains the line: "Relaxed and composed he receives it." Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes another pronunciation as you (level tone), sounding the same as you (level tone). Explaining Characters and Writing (Shuowen Jiezi) defines this as the meaning of sorrow or distress. Originally written in a variant form (jue), sometimes also written as you. Used interchangeably with the character for sorrow (you). The Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters, contains the line: "My heart is wounded with sorrow upon sorrow."

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