yóu

plan

Components
酋 sound component

  Sound component

qiú

  

chief of tribe

犬 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

dog

Evolution

猷 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
猷 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
猷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yóu

plan, scheme; plan, plot; way; to plan; to scheme