猶

See also: 犹

猶 U+7336, 猶 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7336 ← 猵 [U+7335] CJK Unified Ideographs 猷 → [U+7337]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• 由 (As seen in Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion by Wang Xizhi)

Han character

猶 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大竹廿金田 (KHTCW), four-corner 4826₁, composition ⿰犭酋)

Derived characters

• 𮬎, 蕕(莸), 𥴕, 𫻆

Related characters

• 犹 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 715, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20557
• Dae Jaweon: page 1127, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1359, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7336

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 猶
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
楢	*kʰjuʔ, *lu
逎	*ʔslu
遒	*sklu, *sɡlu
蝤	*sklu, *sɡlu
揂	*sklu
酒	*ʔsluʔ
媨	*sklus
鞧	*skʰlu
緧	*skʰlu
趥	*skʰlu, *skʰluŋs
酋	*sɡlu
崷	*sɡlu
鰌	*sɡlu
煪	*sɡlu
醜	*l̥ʰjuʔ
猶	*klus, *lu, *lus
猷	*lu
輶	*lu, *luʔ, *lus
偤	*lu
莤	*lu, *sruɡ
蕕	*lu
庮	*lu, *luʔ
槱	*luʔ, *lus
梄	*luʔ
丣	*luʔ
酉	*luʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klus, *lu, *lus) : semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 酋 (OC *sɡlu) – a kind of monkey.

Etymology 1

trad.		猶
simp.		犹*

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 猶

1. ^† a kind of monkey
2. (literary, in a figurative sense) to be like; to be just as

   • 以若所為求若所欲，猶緣木而求魚也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     以若所为求若所欲，犹缘木而求鱼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǐ ruò suǒ wéi qiú ruò suǒ yù, yóu yuán mù ér qiú yú yě. [Pinyin]

     With such practice seeking for such objective: as if climbing a tree to seek for fish.

3. (literary) still; yet; as before

   • 往者不可諫，來者猶可追。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     往者不可谏，来者犹可追。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. [Pinyin]

     As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against.

   • 四海無閒田，農夫猶餓死。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     四海无闲田，农夫犹饿死。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, 李紳 [Li Shen], 憫農 [Pitying the Farmer]

     Sìhǎi wú xián tián, nóngfū yóu èsǐ. [Pinyin]

     Not a field in the land is dormant, yet farmers still starve to death.

4. Short for 猶太／犹太 (Yóutài, “Jew; Jewish”).
5. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 猷 (yóu, “plan; scheme”).
6. a surname

Etymology 2

trad.		猶
simp.		犹*
alternative forms		夭 還／还 尚 野 (iá) 也 (iá)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iáu / iá / á / áu / iah / ah

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáu
    • Tâi-lô: iáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /iau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iá
    • Tâi-lô: iá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ia⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á
    • Tâi-lô: á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ar
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: áu
    • Tâi-lô: áu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /au⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iah
    • Tâi-lô: iah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaq
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iaʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah
    • Tâi-lô: ah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /aʔ³²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 猶

1. (Hokkien) still; yet

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 還 (“still; yet”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		猶, 尚
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		還, 仍, 尚
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	還
	Taiwan	還
	Malaysia	還
	Singapore	還
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	還
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	還
	Xi'an	還
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	還
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	還
	Wuhan	還
	Guilin	還
	Liuzhou	還
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	還
	Yangzhou	還
	Nantong	還
	Hefei	還
Cantonese	Guangzhou	重
	Hong Kong	重
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	重
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	重
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	重
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	還
	Macau	重
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	重
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	重
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	重
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	重
	Foshan	重
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	重
	Foshan (Shunde)	重
	Foshan (Sanshui)	重
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	重
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	還
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	重
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	重
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	還
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	還
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	還
	Taishan	還
	Kaiping (Chikan)	還
	Enping (Niujiang)	還
	Heshan (Yayao)	重
	Dongguan	重
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	重
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	重, 還
	Qingyuan	重
	Fogang	重
	Yingde (Hanguang)	閒
	Yangshan	重
	Lianshan (Butian)	成
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	重
	Shaoguan	重
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	重
	Renhua	重
	Lechang	重
	Sihui	重
	Deqing	淨, 重
	Huaiji	重
	Yunfu	鄭
	Xinxing	重
	Luoding	重
	Yunan (Pingtai)	鄭
	Yangjiang	還
	Xinyi	重
	Nanning	重
	Wuzhou	重
	Yulin	重
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	重
	Mengshan (Xihe)	重
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	重
	Bobai	重
	Qinzhou	重
	Beihai	重
	Ningming	重
	Hengzhou	淨
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	重
	Singapore (Guangfu)	重
Gan	Nanchang	還
	Pingxiang	還
Hakka	Meixian	還
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	重
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	還
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	還
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	還
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	還
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	還
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	還
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	還
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	還
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	還
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	猶
	Hong Kong	還
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	還
	Kuching (Hepo)	還
Huizhou	Jixi	還
Jin	Taiyuan	還
Northern Min	Jian'ou	固, 唵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	固
	Matsu	固
Southern Min	Xiamen	猶, 猶閣
	Quanzhou	猶, 猶閣
	Zhangzhou	猶, 猶閣
	Zhao'an	還
	Tainan	猶, 猶閣
	Penang (Hokkien)	閣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	猶, 猶閣, 閣
	Manila (Hokkien)	猶, 猶閣
	Chaozhou	還
	Shantou	還
	Jieyang	還
	Haifeng	還
	Singapore (Teochew)	還
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	仲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	重
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	還
Wu	Shanghai	還
	Suzhou	還
	Danyang	還
	Wenzhou	還
	Jinhua	還
Xiang	Changsha	還
	Loudi	還
	Shuangfeng	還
	Quanzhou	還

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Japanese

Shinjitai	猶
Kyūjitai	猶

Kanji

猶

(Jōyō kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: ゆ (yu)
• Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)
• Kun: なお (nao, 猶)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
猶
なお Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 猶 – see the following entry.

【なお】 [adverb] furthermore, in addition [adverb] still, as always [adverb] even more [conjunction] moreover, furthermore, in addition, note that Alternative spellings 尚, 尚お

(This term, 猶, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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Korean

Hanja

猶 (eum 유 (yu))

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Vietnamese

Han character

猶: Hán Nôm readings: do

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