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to move on

HSK 10
yín, yóu
イン、ユ
おこた.る、ためら.う、うたが.う
Pictograph of a person carrying a burden or an axe on their shoulder. Same in origin to 何.
Components
Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts an axe or a burden.
Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[yín]
to go forward; to advance
[yóu]
(bound form) mostly used in either 冘豫[yóu​yù] or 冘疑[yóu​yí]
Example Sentences