Dong Chinese dictionary

ǒu

pair, accidental

idol

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 禺 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

禺 Sound component

yú, ǒu, yù

district

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

ǒu

accidentally, coincidently; an idol; accidental; image; pair; mate

Most common words with 偶

Sources