欧 (ōu) — (surname) Ou; (short for) Europe
Definition
noun
(surname) Ou(short for) Europe
Easily confused
- 欣xīnlook-alike(literary) happy, joyful
- 殴ōusound-alike(bound form) to beat, to strike
- 欺qīlook-alike(bound form) to deceive, to cheat
- 讴ōusound-alike(bound form, literary) to sing, to eulogize; a ballad or folk song
- 软ruǎnlook-alikesoft (to the touch or in texture)
- 瓯ōusound-alikeshort name for Wenzhou (a city in Zhejiang Province)
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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