Hanja Analyzer
揄

揄 — yu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
야유할 유
Romanization
yu
English
lift, raise; praise; hang; flap
Mandarin
yú
Japanese on'yomi
ユ, ユウ, トウ, ツ, チュウ, チュ, ヨウ, ズ
Japanese kun'yomi
ひく
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
手 (64, 9 residual)
Phonetic component
俞(유)
Unicode
U+63C4

Parts that make up 揄

  • 扌 손 수variant of 手 다섯 손가락을 편 손손으로 하는 동작
  • 兪 대답할/인월도(人月刂) 유 거꾸로 놓은 由 또는 옛 화살촉‘유’ 계열의 소리

How 揄 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 揄 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 俞.

Korean example words with 揄

  • 야유하다揶揄 Korean gloss: 남을 빈정거려 놀리다
  • 야유조揶揄調 Korean gloss: 빈정거리며 놀리는 말투
  • 야유성揶揄性 Korean gloss: 남을 빈정거려 놀리는 성질
  • 야유적揶揄的 Korean gloss: 남을 빈정거려 놀리는. 또는 그런 것
  • 야유 세례揶揄洗禮 Korean gloss: 남에게 빈정거리거나 비웃는 말을 많이 하는 일

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

Japanese words with 揄

  • 揶揄やゆ banter; raillery; ridicule
  • 揶揄いからかい teasing; banter; ribbing
  • 揶揄うからかう to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at
  • 揶揄嘲笑やゆちょうしょう ridicule and sneering; (casting) ridicule and scorn (upon)

Characters sharing the phonetic 俞

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “유” in Korean.

Other hanja read “유”

Other hanja with radical 手

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