yòu

help

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

右 sound component

  Sound component

yòu

  

right

Evolution

佑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yòu

help, protect, bless; to assist; to protect

Most common words with 佑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

保佑

blessing

to assist

庇佑

to bless

詹天佑

Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer

佑护

blessing