优

See also: 優

优 U+4F18, 优 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F18 ← 众 [U+4F17] CJK Unified Ideographs 伙 → [U+4F19]

Translingual

Han character

优 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人戈大山 (OIKU), four-corner 2321₄, composition ⿰亻尤)

Derived characters

• 𥙜

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1545, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 454
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 120, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4F18

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 优 – see 優 (“generous; abundant; ample; excellent; superior; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 優).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		优

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóu (you²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóu
    • Wade–Giles: yu²
    • Yale: yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you
    • Palladius: ю (ju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

优

1. (historical dictionaries only, of Five Grains) polished like white hair

Japanese

Kanji

优

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: う (u)
• Kan-on: ゆう (yū)^{←いう (iu, historical)}

References

• Family Register Unified Characters (戸籍統一文字) 005470