yōu
secluded, remote
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 𢆶 represents the sound.
Evolution
![幽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 幽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B9%BD_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![幽 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC) 幽 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B9%BD_3.png)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)![幽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 幽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B9%BD_7.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
yōu
quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark; remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
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