yóu

斿

Character · Noun · Verb

banner streamer; same as '游'

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

streamer or tassel on a banner or flag

archaic

Classical Chinese term referring to the decorative ribbons or tassels hanging from the edges of military banners or ceremonial flags in ancient times.

Jīng旌
qí旗
yóu斿
yīng缨
 ，
yíng迎
fēng风
piāo飘
yáng扬
 。

The banners and their streamers fluttered in the wind.

Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
chē车
shàng上
de的
yóu斿
dài带
suí随
fēng风
bǎi摆
dòng动
 。

The decorative streamers on ancient war chariots swayed with the wind.

2.

verb

same as 游 (to swim, to wander, to travel, to tour)

archaic

Archaic variant of 游, used in ancient texts to mean swimming, wandering, traveling, or socializing. This form is the phonetic component of the modern character 游.

Yóu斿
yú于
jiāng江
hǎi海
zhī之
jiān间
 ，
fàng放
hū乎
cí辞
zhāng章
zhī之
chǎng场
 。

Wandering between rivers and seas, roaming freely in the realm of literature.

Yóu斿
xué学
sì四
fāng方
 ，
yǐ以
guǎng广
qí其
wén闻
 。

Traveling and studying in all directions to broaden one's knowledge.

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Yú鱼
biē鳖
bù不
kě可
shèng胜
shí食
 ，
rán然
bù不
gǎn敢
yóu斿
yú于
shēn深
yuān渊
 。

Fish and turtles are plentiful, yet they dare not swim in the deep abyss.