懂中文 Dong Chinese

鼬

yòu

weasel

Phonosemantic compound. 鼠 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound.

Components
鼠 meaning component

鼠  Meaning component

shǔ

  

rat

由 sound component

由  Sound component

yóu

  

cause

Evolution

鼬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鼬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

鼬  

yòu

weasel, Mustela itatsi; see 鼬鼠[yòu​shǔ]

Most common words with 鼬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鼬

weasel

黄鼬

Siberian weasel