欧 (ōu) — (surname) Ou; (short for) Europe
Definition
noun
(surname) Ou(short for) Europe
Examples
- 欧。ōu Xiān sheng shì wǒ de dǎo shī.Mr. Ou is my advisor.
- 欧、。Tā jì huà qù ōu, měi lǚ xíng.He plans to travel to Europe and America.
- 。ōu Méng de chéng yuán guó hěn duō.The EU has many member states.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 歐; 欧 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
區
區qū歐Ōu
Same sound today
The traditional form 歐 pairs 區 as a sound with 欠 (to yawn; to exhale), and was originally written for vomiting; simplified 欧 is a later shorthand.
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