yáoyóuzhòu

reason

Senses

yáo [corvee labor]

(bound form) labor done for the government in ancient times; same as yáo

yáo folk song

(bound form) a type of folk song in ancient literature that could be sung without accompaniment; same as yáo

yóu to let

to let someone do something; to be up to; to rest with

zhòu divination text

(bound form) the predictive text or interpretation of results used in ancient fortune-telling and divination

yóu surname

a Chinese surname

yóu to follow

to follow; to obey

yóu reason

(bound form) cause; reason; motive

yóu from

(coverb) from; via; by; through; due to

References

same_as 繇/繇 徭/徭
same_as 繇/繇 谣/謠
old_variant 繇/繇 由/由