懂中文 Dong Chinese

郵

yóu

mail

Depicts delivering between cities (⻏) and borderlands (垂).

Components
垂 meaning component

垂  Meaning component

chuí

  

droop

Based on the original "borderlands" meaning of 垂.

⻏ meaning component

⻏  Meaning component

yì

  

city

⻏ is a component form of 邑.

Evolution

郵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

邮 (郵) 

yóu

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

Most common words with 郵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

邮件

mail

邮

mail

邮箱

mailbox

邮政

postal

邮票

(postage) stamp