# 遊

| 遊 | U+904A, &#36938; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-904A |
| ← 遉 [U+9049] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 運 → [U+904B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

遊 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜卜尸木 (YYSD), four-corner 3830$_4$, composition ⿺辶斿)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1261, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38994
* Dae Jaweon: page 1751, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3861, character 2
* Unihan data for U+904A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 游 | *lu |
| 遊 | *lu |
| 蝣 | *lu |
| 斿 | *lu |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lu) : semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 斿 (OC *lu).

### Etymology

From Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Tibetan རྒྱུ་ (rgyu, “to go; to walk; to move; to wander”), Lepcha ᰚᰪ (yŭ), Rawang yɨ (“to flow”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Same word as 游 (OC *lu, “to swim”). See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yóu (you$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jau$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yiu$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù
* Eastern Min (BUC): iù
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): iu$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iû
    (Teochew, Peng'im): iu$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yóu
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^2$
*** Yale: yóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you
*** Palladius: ю (ju)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jau$^4$
*** Yale: yàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yeo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐu̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiu²²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
*** Hakka Romanization System: iu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iù
*** Sinological IPA : /ieu⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: iu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /iu¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû
*** Tâi-lô: iû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iuu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: iu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû
*** Sinological IPA : /iu⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yeu
*** MiniDict: yeu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²³/
* Middle Chinese: yuw
Rime :
| Character | 遊 |
| 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/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[N-]ru/
    (Zhengzhang): /*lu/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 遊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yóu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ yuw › |
| Old Chinese | /*[N-]ru/ |
| English | wander about |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 遊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15546 |
| Phonetic component | 斿 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 猷 |
| Old Chinese | /*lu/ |
| Notes | 同遊 |

### Definitions

遊
* to travel; to tour
    遊客／游客 ― yóukè ― traveler, tourist
    旅遊／旅游 ― lǚyóu ― trip, travel
* to wander; to roam
    遊走／游走 ― yóuzǒu ― wandering, to migrate
    遊民／游民 ― yóumín ― vagrant, vagabond
    遊蕩／游荡 ― yóudàng ― to roam about
* to play
    遊玩／游玩 ― yóuwán ― to play
* to walk
    遊行／游行 ― yóuxíng ― to march
* to associate with, to have contact with
    交遊／交游 ― jiāoyóu ― to have friendly relationships
* to persuade, to convince
    遊說／游说 ― yóushuì ― to persuade
* to move freely
    遊刃有餘／游刃有余 ― yóurènyǒuyú ― to do something skillfully and easily
* Alternative form of 游 (yóu, “to swim”)

### Compounds

* 交遊／交游 (jiāoyóu)
* 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu)
* 佚遊／佚游 (yìyóu)
* 俊遊／俊游
* 倦遊／倦游
* 優遊／优游 (yōuyóu)
* 冶遊／冶游 (yěyóu)
* 出遊／出游 (chūyóu)
* 到此一遊／到此一游 (dàocǐyīyóu)
* 勝遊／胜游
* 古遊／古游
* 吟遊詩人／吟游诗人 (yínyóushīrén)
* 周遊／周游 (zhōuyóu)
* 唱遊／唱游
* 國際漫遊／国际漫游
* 園遊會／园游会 (yuányóuhuì)
* 壯遊／壮游
* 夜遊／夜游 (yèyóu)
* 夜遊子／夜游子 (yèyóuzi)
* 夜遊神／夜游神 (yèyóushén)
* 夢往神遊／梦往神游
* 夢遊／梦游 (mèngyóu)
* 夢遊症／梦游症 (mèngyóuzhèng)
* 套裝旅遊／套装旅游 (tàozhuāng lǚyóu)
* 嬉遊／嬉游 (xīyóu)
* 孤遊／孤游
* 客遊／客游
* 宦遊／宦游 (huànyóu)
* 宸遊／宸游 (chényóu)
* 導遊／导游 (dǎoyóu)
* 心遊／心游
* 慢遊／慢游
* 抄手遊廊／抄手游廊
* 插箭遊營／插箭游营
* 敖遊／敖游
* 整人遊戲／整人游戏
* 文件旅遊／文件旅游
* 旅遊／旅游 (lǚyóu)
* 旅遊手冊／旅游手册
* 旅遊業／旅游业 (lǚyóuyè)
* 春遊／春游 (chūnyóu)
* 暢遊／畅游 (chàngyóu)
* 樂遊原／乐游原
* 歐遊／欧游 (Ōuyóu)
* 浪遊／浪游
* 浮雲遊子／浮云游子
* 淫遊／淫游
* 漫遊／漫游 (mànyóu)
* 炳燭夜遊／炳烛夜游
* 無業遊民／无业游民 (wúyèyóumín)
* 燕遊／燕游
* 爛遊／烂游 (lànyóu)
* 狎遊／狎游
* 環遊／环游 (huányóu)
* 盤遊／盘游
* 矯若遊龍／矫若游龙
* 示威遊行／示威游行
* 神遊／神游 (shényóu)
* 神遊太虛／神游太虚
* 秉燭夜遊／秉烛夜游
* 竄遊／窜游
* 老殘遊記／老残游记
* 臥遊／卧游
* 自主旅遊／自主旅游
* 自主遊／自主游
* 自助旅遊／自助旅游
* 舊地重遊／旧地重游
* 舊遊／旧游
* 良遊／良游
* 行遊／行游
* 西遊補／西游补
* 西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì)
* 豫遊／豫游
* 貴遊子弟／贵游子弟
* 超手遊廊／超手游廊
* 巡遊／巡游 (xúnyóu)
* 逍遙遊／逍遥游
* 遊人／游人 (yóurén)
* 遊仙／游仙
* 遊仙枕／游仙枕
* 遊仙詩／游仙诗
* 遊伴／游伴
* 遊俠／游侠 (yóuxiá)
* 遊冶／游冶
* 遊刃有餘／游刃有余 (yóurènyǒuyú)
* 遊動／游动 (yóudòng)
* 遊動哨／游动哨
* 遊園會／游园会 (yóuyuánhuì)
* 遊子／游子 (yóuzǐ)
* 遊子吟／游子吟
* 遊學／游学 (yóuxué)
* 遊客／游客 (yóukè)
* 遊客如織／游客如织
* 遊尺／游尺
* 遊山玩水／游山玩水 (yóushānwánshuǐ)
* 遊幕／游幕
* 遊庠／游庠
* 遊廊／游廊
* 遊弋／游弋
* 遊必有方／游必有方
* 遊惰／游惰
* 遊憩／游憩 (yóuqì)
* 遊戲／游戏 (yóuxì)
* 遊戲三昧／游戏三昧
* 遊戲人間／游戏人间
* 遊戲場／游戏场
* 遊戲規則／游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
* 遊戲說／游戏说
* 遊手好閒／游手好闲 (yóushǒuhàoxián)
* 遊手遊食／游手游食
* 遊擊／游击 (yóujī)
* 遊擊區／游击区 (yóujīqū)
* 遊擊戰／游击战 (yóujīzhàn)
* 遊擊隊／游击队 (yóujīduì)
* 遊方／游方 (yóufāng)
* 遊樂／游乐 (yóulè)
* 遊樂場／游乐场 (yóulèchǎng)
* 遊樂林／游乐林
* 遊歷／游历 (yóulì)
* 遊民／游民 (yóumín)
* 遊氣／游气
* 遊湖／游湖
* 遊營撞屍／游营撞尸
* 遊牧／游牧 (yóumù)
* 遊獵／游猎 (yóuliè)
* 遊玩／游玩 (yóuwán)
* 遊畋／游畋
* 遊目／游目
* 遊禽／游禽
* 遊移／游移
* 遊絲／游丝 (yóusī)
* 遊絲飛絮／游丝飞絮
* 遊興／游兴 (yóuxìng)
* 遊舫／游舫
* 遊船／游船 (yóuchuán)
* 遊艇／游艇 (yóutǐng)
* 遊花插趣／游花插趣
* 遊蕩／游荡 (yóudàng)
* 遊藝／游艺 (yóuyì)
* 遊藝會／游艺会
* 遊蜂戲蝶／游蜂戏蝶
* 遊蜂浪蝶／游蜂浪蝶
* 遊行／游行 (yóuxíng)
* 遊街／游街 (yóujiē)
* 遊覽／游览 (yóulǎn)
* 遊覽勝地／游览胜地
* 遊覽車／游览车 (yóulǎnchē)
* 遊觀／游观
* 遊記／游记 (yóujì)
* 遊說／游说 (yóushuì)
* 遊豫／游豫 (yóuyù)
* 遊資／游资
* 遊賞／游赏
* 遊走／游走
* 遊蹤／游踪
* 遊逛／游逛 (yóuguàng)
* 遊鄉／游乡 (yóuxiāng)
* 遊離／游离 (yóulí)
* 遊離電子／游离电子
* 遊食／游食
* 遊騎／游骑
* 遊騎無歸／游骑无归
* 遊魂／游魂
* 遠遊／远游 (yuǎnyóu)
* 遨遊／遨游 (áoyóu)
* 郊遊／郊游 (jiāoyóu)
* 野遊／野游
* 釜底遊魂／釜底游魂
* 釣遊舊地／钓游旧地
* 閒遊／闲游
* 雲遊／云游 (yúnyóu)
* 電腦遊戲／电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)
* 飄遊／飘游
* 魚遊釜中／鱼游釜中
* 魚遊釜底／鱼游釜底
* 鼓腹而遊／鼓腹而游

### References

* “遊”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 遊 |
| Kyūjitai | 遊󠄁 遊+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 遊󠄃 遊+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
| The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment. See here for details. |||

### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* to play

#### Readings

* Go-on: ゆ (yu, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)
* Kun: あそぶ (asobu, 遊ぶ, Jōyō)、あそばす (asobasu, 遊ばす)、あそび (asobi, 遊び)、すさび (susabi, 遊び)
* Nanori: なが (naga)、ゆき (yuki)

#### Compounds

* 遊(ゆう)園(えん)地(ち) (yūenchi): amusement park
* 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi): play
* 遊(ゆう)泳(えい) (yūei): swimming (free swim, not for athletes)
* 遊(ゆう)廓(かく) (yūkaku): "pleasure quarters" (Yoshiwara et. al.)

### References

* ↑ “遊”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

## Korean
### Hanja

遊 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu, Yale yu)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

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