# 侑

| 侑 | U+4F91, &#20369; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F91 |
| ← 侐 [U+4F90] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 侒 → [U+4F92] |

## Translingual
### Han character

侑 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人大月 (OKB), four-corner 2422$_7$, composition ⿰亻有)
* help, assist, repay kindness

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 102, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 594
* Dae Jaweon: page 216, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 146, character 4
* Unihan data for U+4F91

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 侑
* Small seal scripts09266
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 絠 | *kɯːʔ |
| 醢 | *qʰɯːʔ |
| 珛 | *qʰʷɯs |
| 栯 | *ɢʷɯʔ, *qʷɯ |
| 有 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 友 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 右 | *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs |
| 宥 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 囿 | *ɢʷɯs, *ɡʷɯ |
| 侑 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 酭 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 姷 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 又 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 佑 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 祐 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 賄 | *qʰʷɯːʔ |
| 蛕 | *qʰʷɯːʔ, *ɡʷɯː |
| 烠 | *ɡʷɯː |
| 倄 | *ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ |
| 鮪 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 洧 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 痏 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 郁 | *qʷɯ |
| 戫 | *qʷɯ |
| 哊 | *ɡʷɯ |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yòu (you$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jau$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yòu
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^4$
*** Yale: yòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yow
*** Palladius: ю (ju)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jau$^6$
*** Yale: yauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yeo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐu̯²²/
* Middle Chinese: hjuwH
Rime :
| Character | 侑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 于救切 |
| Baxter | hjuwH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦɨu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦiu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiəu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭəu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 侑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15600 |
| Phonetic component | 又 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 宥 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷɯs/ |
| Notes | 甲文作屮下一， 象祭升牛牲首 |

### Definitions

侑
* (literary) to urge (someone to eat or drink)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to help; to assist
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to requite; to repay kindness
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 宥 (yòu, “to forgive”)

### Compounds

* 侑卮
* 侑觴 / 侑觞
* 侑食

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* help, assist
* urge to eat

#### Readings

* Go-on: う (u)
* Kan-on: ゆう (yū)
* Kun: すすめる (susumeru, 侑める)、たすける (tasukeru, 侑ける)
* Nanori: あつむ (atsumu)、すすむ (susumu)、たすく (tasuku)、ゆき (yuki)

#### References

* https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/kanji/%E4%BE%91/

### Proper noun

侑(ゆう) • (Yū)
* a female given name

## Korean
### Hanja

侑 (eum 유 (yu))
* help, assist
* repay kindness

## Vietnamese
### Han character

侑: Hán Nôm readings: hựu, nhất
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation