fù​yù

fragrant

fù, bì fragrance

Components

Meaning component
xiāng fragrant

fragrant

Sound component
return

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbrɯɡ
buɡ

說文解字

香气芬馥也。从香复聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

surname Yu

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
city

is a component form of .

Sound component
yǒu have

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'juwkqʷək stately, elegant

說文解字

《說文》:“郁,右扶風郁夷也。从邑,有聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica