郵

See also: 邮

郵	U+90F5, 郵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90F5

← 郴
[U+90F4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

郶 →
[U+90F6]

Translingual

Han character

郵 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹一弓中 (HMNL), four-corner 2712₇, composition ⿰垂阝)

Derived characters

𦸙

Related characters

邮 (Simplified Chinese)

References

KangXi: page 1273, character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39485
Dae Jaweon: page 1772, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3779, character 5
Unihan data for U+90F5

Chinese

trad.		郵
simp.		邮^*

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 郵
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (郵) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
郵	*ɢʷɯ
腄	tol, dols, *ɢʷɯ

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóu (you²)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù
Min Dong (BUC): iù
Min Nan (POJ): iû
Wu (Wiktionary): hhieu (T3)

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴
  - Yale: yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
  - Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu⁵³/
Min Nan
- (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/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhieu (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦiɜ²³/

Middle Chinese: /ɦɨu/

Rime
Character	郵
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	羽求切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦiu/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuw/
Li Rong	/ɣiu/
Wang Li	/ɣĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	郵
Reading #	1/1
No.	15586
Phonetic component	郵
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	尤
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷɯ/

Definitions

郵

postal; mail
post office

Compounds

Derived terms from 郵

付郵／付邮
代郵／代邮
便郵／便邮
單位郵票／单位邮票
回郵／回邮
外交郵袋／外交邮袋 (wàijiāo yóudài)
寄書郵／寄书邮
平原督郵／平原督邮
平郵／平邮 (píngyóu)
庚郵／庚邮
投郵／投邮 (tóuyóu)
普通郵票／普通邮票 (pǔtōng yóupiào)
有齒郵票／有齿邮票
杜郵之戮／杜邮之戮
欠資郵票／欠资邮票
水郵山驛／水邮山驿
無齒郵票／无齿邮票
珍郵／珍邮
紀念郵票／纪念邮票
網路郵購／网路邮购
線上郵購／线上邮购
航空郵遞／航空邮递
航郵／航邮
行動郵局／行动邮局
語音郵件／语音邮件 (yǔyīn yóujiàn)
軍郵／军邮 (jūnyóu)

通郵／通邮
郵亭／邮亭
郵件／邮件 (yóujiàn)
郵傳／邮传
郵務員／邮务员
郵包／邮包 (yóubāo)
郵匯／邮汇
郵吏／邮吏
郵子／邮子
郵官／邮官
郵寄／邮寄 (yóujì)
郵寄炸彈／邮寄炸弹
郵局／邮局 (yóujú)
郵展／邮展
郵差／邮差 (yóuchāi)
郵戳／邮戳 (yóuchuō)
郵政／邮政 (yóuzhèng)
郵政信箱／邮政信箱 (yóuzhèng xìnxiāng)
郵政儲金／邮政储金 (yóuzhèng chǔjīn)
郵政匯票／邮政汇票
郵政局／邮政局 (yóuzhèngjú)
郵政節／邮政节
郵期／邮期
郵片／邮片
郵票／邮票 (yóupiào)
郵科院／邮科院 (Yóukēyuàn)

郵筒／邮筒 (yóutǒng)
郵箱／邮箱 (yóuxiāng)
郵簡／邮简 (yóujiǎn)
郵船／邮船 (yóuchuán)
郵花／邮花
郵費／邮费 (yóufèi)
郵資／邮资 (yóuzī)
郵購／邮购 (yóugòu)
郵購商店／邮购商店
郵車／邮车
郵輪／邮轮 (yóulún)
郵遞／邮递 (yóudì)
郵遞區號／邮递区号 (yóudì qūhào)
郵遞員／邮递员 (yóudìyuán)
郵電／邮电 (yóudiàn)
郵館／邮馆 (yóuguǎn)
郵驛／邮驿
鄉郵／乡邮 (xiāngyóu)
附捐郵票／附捐邮票
集郵／集邮 (jíyóu)
電子郵件／电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn)
電子郵箱／电子邮箱 (diànzǐ yóuxiāng)
電子郵購／电子邮购
電子郵遞／电子邮递
高郵／高邮 (Gāoyóu)

References

“郵”, 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

Kanji

郵

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

mail
stagecoach stop

Readings

Go-on: う (u)
Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)^{←いう (iu, historical)}

Compounds

郵(ゆう)送(そう) (yūsō, “mailing”)
郵(ゆう)便(びん) (yūbin, “postal service”)
郵(ゆう)便(びん)局(きょく) (yūbinkyoku, “post office”)

Korean

Hanja

郵 • (u) (hangeul 우)

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Vietnamese

Han character

郵: Hán Nôm readings: bưu, bươu

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