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ought to

HSK 10 N2
yīng, yìng
オウ、ヨウ、-ノウ
あた.る、まさに、こた.える
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䧹 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (應)
heart+ same =
ought to
Meaning component
xīn heart
Phonetic component
yīng same
(same as U+9DF9 鷹) hawk
View phonetic series →
Japanese (応)
广 roof+ heart =
ought to
广
roof
heart
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Yìng]
surname Ying
/ [yīng]
to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
/ [yìng]
to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
Japanese
おう 同音
  1. noun agreement; affirmative
  2. int. aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おう
Ou surname
おお
Oo surname
こたう
Kotau given name
こたえ
Kotae female given name
いん
In surname
おう
Ou unclassified name
おお
Oo surname
とくおう
Tokuou surname