yū
doctrinaire
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
yū
doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic; literal-minded; pedantic; doctrinaire; longwinded; circuitous
Most common words with 迂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
circuitous | ||
pedantic | ||
pedantic | ||
going around in circles | ||
circuitous |
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