Unicode: U+6B50

Pinyin: ōu ǒu

Definition

ōu:* 同"謳"。歌頌;歌唱。 * 通"毆"。毆打;捶擊。 * 通"敺( qū )"。驅使;驅逐。 * 歐洲(歐羅巴洲)的簡稱。康有為 * 姓。 u:* 同"嘔"。嘔吐

used in transliterating non-Chinese words such as Europe, ohm; surname

Structure

歐 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_6B50
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
93_E32D93_E32E
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC