proclaim

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

俞 sound component

  Sound component

shù

  

surname

Evolution

諭 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
諭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
諭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
諭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
諭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

proclaim, instruct; edict; order (from above)

Most common words with 諭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

order (from above)

上谕

imperial edict

谕旨

imperial edict

圣谕

imperial edict

晓谕

to inform