yòu

pen up

Components
囗 meaning component

  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

enclosure

有 sound component

  Sound component

yǒu

  

have

Evolution

囿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
囿 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
囿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yòu

pen up; limit, constrain; park; to limit; be limited to