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Meaning of 繇

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Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 17; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (link) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ yóu ] vase, pitcher, earthenware
    • [ ] system; line, link, connection
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1
Pinyin: yáo
English Definition:folk-song; forced labor
Example Words:
钟繇 zhōng yáo Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏
锺繇 zhōng yáo Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷书
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2
Pinyin: yóu
English Definition:cause; means
Chinese Definition:
①古同“由”,从,自。
Example Words:
张僧繇 zhāng sēng yóu Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
自繇自在 yóu zai free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
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3
Pinyin: zhòu
English Definition:interpretations of the trigrams
Chinese Definition:
①古同“籀”,占卜的文辞。
Example Sentences
1
The authors argue that the impact is not the fatal factor.
2
西
Yan Fu's interpretation cannot to go beyond the limits of traditions and reality.
3
线
便
From the historical view, some people think, Yan Fu's specific interpretation of "freedom" determines its fate.
4
When Emperor Shun is governing the country, he had Jiu You to be in charge of military punishment. Thus no one dare break the military laws, in the end there is no need to mete out punishment.
5
Knowing this, can we understand why "freedom" thought is so difficult to take roots in China and not criticize the freedom preachers emotionally.