yú
flawless gem or jewel
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 瑜
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
excellence | ||
yoga (loanword) | ||
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党 | ||
in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang | ||
the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) |
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