幼
yòu HSK4

young, infant

  • edit character approved 幼 — "ALSO" by inralback19
    Hint
    Someone who is young has weak (幺) strength (力). 幺 represents the sound. → Someone who is young has weak (幺) strength (力). 幺 also represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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    approved by Prismcool

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  • edit character approved 幼 — "Changed etymology description " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the sound and 力 represents the meaning. → Someone who is young has weak (幺) strength (力). 幺 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 幺 SoundMeaning
      • hint: (empty) → Used here to allude to being tiny and weak.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 幼 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Someone who is young has weak (幺) strength (力). 幺 also represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the sound and 力 represents the meaning.
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources

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