邮

See also: 郵

邮	U+90AE, 邮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90AE

← 邭
[U+90AD]

CJK Unified Ideographs

邯 →
[U+90AF]

Translingual

Han character

邮 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 中田弓中 (LWNL), four-corner 5762₇, composition ⿰由阝)

Related characters

郵 (Traditional form of 邮)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1269, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39328
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3763, character 1
Unihan data for U+90AE

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 邮 – see 郵 (“postal; mail; post office”). (This character is the simplified form of 郵).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		邮

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóu (you²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóu
  - Wade–Giles: yu²
  - Yale: yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you
  - Palladius: ю (ju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: yuw, dek

Rime
Character	邮	邮
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	錫 (127)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	以周切	徒歷切
Baxter	yuw	dek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/dek̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/dek̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/dɛk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/dɛjk̚/
Li Rong	/iu/	/dek̚/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/diek̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/dʱiek̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	dí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau⁴	dik⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*lɯw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	邮
Reading #	1/1
No.	15530
Phonetic component	由
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	猷
Old Chinese	/*lɯw/

Definitions

邮

place name in modern Shaanxi