(ancient form of 友) a friend

Evolution

㕛 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㕛 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
㕛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

 

(ancient form of ) a friend; a companion; a associate, friendly, to make friends of, brotherly regard

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+355B

Shuowen

“友,同志為友。从二又,相交友也。,古文友。。亦古文友。”


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