proclaim

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

俞 sound component

  Sound component

shù

  

surname

Evolution

谕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谕 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
谕 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谕 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

proclaim, instruct; edict; order (from above)

Most common words with 谕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

order (from above)

上谕

imperial edict

谕旨

imperial edict

圣谕

imperial edict

晓谕

to inform