Dong Chinese dictionary

yín, yóu

to move on

Pictograph of a person carrying a burden or an axe on their shoulder. Same in origin to 何.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts an axe or a burden.

人 Iconic component

rén

person

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yín

to move on; doubtful, to hesitate; to go forward; to advance

yóu

(bound form) mostly used in either 冘豫[yóuyù] or 冘疑[yóuyí]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (2 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.450-451