niǔ

to covet

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

dog

丑 sound component

  Sound component

chǒu

  

second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Evolution

狃 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
狃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
狃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

niǔ

to covet; to be accustomed; accustomed to