Origin unclear. Likely depicts a monkey. Possibly related to 禹.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ŋo |
| ŋos |
說文解字
《說文》：“禺，母猴屬，頭似鬼。从甶，从禸。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)