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揄
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lift

HSK 10
Human →Actions
yú
ヨウ、ユウ、ユ
유
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 俞 approve =
揄 lift
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
俞 Phonetic component
yú approve
surname
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
揄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
揄 [yú]
to draw out; to let hanging
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
揶揄 [yé​yú] #32,425
to mock
扶揄 [fú​yú]
to raise high
揄扬 [yú​yáng]
to praise
揄扬 [yú​yáng]
to praise
揄袂 [yú​mèi]
to walk with the hands in one's sleeves
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
揶揄 [やゆ] #11,679
banter
⭐ 揶揄う [からかう] #35,016
to tease
揶揄嘲笑 [やゆちょうしょう] #306,855
ridicule and sneering
揶揄い [からかい]
teasing
KOREAN WORDS (1)
야유
jeer; booing and hissing