Dong Chinese dictionary

yōu

superior

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 優.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

尤 Sound component

yóu

especially

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

yōu

superior, excellent; actor; excellent; superior

Most common words with 优

Sources