唷 (yō) — "yo!", a cry of effort or surprise

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字

唷 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)

唷＝口＋育

ㄧㄛ · yō

interjection — "yo!", a cry of effort or surprise

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth — the cry

育聲yù — gives the sounda child born head-down, being reared

FTyù → yō — same y, the vowel and tone shift to the call

A burst from the mouth (口) — the "yo!" of a heave or a start, a shout pushed out with effort. 育 yù lends the sound, swung over to the call.

意 · Meanings

(本義)唷（語氣聲）— "yo!" (effort or surprise)常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension