yóu

postal

Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
由 sound component

  Sound component

yóu

  

cause

⻏ meaning component

  Meaning component

  

city

is a component form of .

Evolution

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
邮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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yóu

postal, mail; post office; post (office); mail

Most common words with 邮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

邮件

mail

mail

邮箱

mailbox

邮政

postal

邮票

(postage) stamp