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游 (Kangxi radical 85,水+9, 12 strokes,cangjie input水卜尸木 (EYSD),four-corner38147,composition⿰氵斿)
| simp. andtrad. | 游 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd round simp. | 沋 | |
| Historical forms of the character游 | |
|---|---|
| Spring and Autumn | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*lu): semantic 水(“water”) + phonetic 斿(OC*lu). However, the phonetic component has a reference to travelling, hence it adds part of the meaning.
FromSino-Tibetan. Cognate withTibetanརྒྱུ་བ(rgyu ba,“to walk; to wander”),Lepchaᰚᰪᰌᰦ(yŭ-da,“to flow”),Rawangyø(“to flow”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Same word as遊 (OC*lu, “to roam; to travel”). Cognate with流 (OC*ru, “to flow”),泅 (OC*lju). Probably unrelated to油 (OC*lɯw, “abundant”),滺 (“flowing”).
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 游 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 以周切 |
| Baxter | yuw |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /iəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /juw/ |
| Li Rong | /iu/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭəu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 游 | 游 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yóu | yóu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ yuw › | ‹ yuw › |
| Old Chinese | /*[N-]ru/ | /*[N-]ru/ |
| English | float, swim | float, swim |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 游 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15545 |
| Phonetic component | 斿 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 猷 |
| Old Chinese | /*lu/ |
游
| For pronunciation and definitions of游 – see遊 (“totravel; totour; towander; toroam; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of遊). |
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