Dong Chinese dictionary

yōu

superior

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

憂 Sound component

yōu

sad

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yōu

superior, excellent; actor; excellent; superior

Most common words with 優

Sources