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呦
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the bleating of the deer

HSK 10
Communication →Language
yōu
ユ、オウ、ユウ、ヨウ
むせ.ぶ、さけ.ぶ
Components
口 mouth+ 幼 young =
呦 the bleating of the deer
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
幼 Phonetic component
yòu young
infant, young child
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
呦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呦 [yōu]
Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); see 呦呦[yōu​yōu]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
呦呦 [yōu​yōu]
(literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer
哎呦 [āi​yōu]
(interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
呦呦 [ようよう]
crying (of a deer)