yú
basin
Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 盂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
spittoon | ||
basin | ||
renal pelvis (medicine) | ||
Yu county in Yangquan, Shanxi | ||
alms bowl |
Sources