柚 (yóu) — reed (part of a loom) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

reed (part of a loom)

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.

木由柚

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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