Dong Chinese dictionary

yú

change

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

俞 Sound component

yú, shù

surname

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yú

change; chongqing

Yú

short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chóngqìng]; old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江[Jiālíngjiāng] in Sichuan

Most common words with 渝

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	渝	short name for Chongqing 重慶\|重庆[Chóngqìng]
	忠贞不渝	unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
	渝中区	Yuzhong (or central Chongqing) district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
	成渝	Chengdu 成都 and Chongqing 重慶\|重庆
	始终不渝	unswerving

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