yóuyáo

vase, pitcher

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and ⺼ represents the sound.

Components
⺼ sound component

  Sound component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

缶 meaning component

  Meaning component

fǒu

  

pottery

Evolution

䍃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䍃 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
䍃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yóu

a vase, a pitcher, earthenware

 

yáo

(archaic) vase; pitcher

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 13 characters (2 verified)