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former or literary

HSK 10
yōng
ヨウ、ユ
The area 邑 around a river 巛
Components
river+ area =
former or literary
Meaning component
chuān river
Meaning component
area
area, district, city, state
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Yōng]
Yong river (Guangxi); Nanning (Guangxi)
[yōng]
city surrounded by a moat; old variant of 雍[yōng]; old variant of 壅[yōng]
Example Sentences