柚 (yóu) — reed (part of a loom)

Definition

reed (part of a loom)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 柚。
    Zhī bù jī shàng de yóu huài le.
    The reed on the loom is broken.
  • 柚。
    Tā zhèng zài huàn yí gè xīn de yóu.
    He is replacing a new reed.
  • 柚。
    Qǐng jiǎn chá yóu de ān zhuāng shì fǒu zhèng què.
    Please check if the reed is installed correctly.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
由
由yóu柚yòu
Same sound today

柚 has 木 for tree or wood and 由 for the sound.

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