俑 — yong

Parts that make up 俑

How 俑 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 俑 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 人, 用.

Korean example words with 俑

• 애용艾俑 Korean gloss: 쑥으로 만든 인형. 단오에 문 위에 걸면 요사스러운 기운을 쫓는다고 한다.
• 도용陶俑 Korean gloss: 예전에, 순장할 때에 사람 대신으로 무덤 속에 함께 묻던, 흙으로 만든 허수아비.
• 토용土俑 Korean gloss: 예전에, 순장할 때에 사람 대신으로 무덤 속에 함께 묻던, 흙으로 만든 허수아비.
• 작용하다作俑 Korean gloss: 정당하지 못한 전례를 지어내다.
• 병마토용兵馬土俑 Korean gloss: 병사나 말의 모양을 본떠 만든 흙 인형

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 俑

• 俑よう terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
• 兵馬俑へいばよう terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
• 俑を作るようをつくる to set a bad example; to create a bad precedent

Characters sharing the phonetic 甬

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “용”

Other hanja with radical 人