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郵 [邮] yóu

verb
: oil; fat; grease; petroleum

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading

ユウ yuu

 Usage:

郵[邮]局 you2ju2: post office
[郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく yuubinkyoku OR ポストオフィス posuto ofuisu: post office]
郵[邮]票 you2piao4: (postage) stamp
[郵税 | ゆうぜい yuuzei: postage
OR 郵券 | ゆうけん yuuken: postage stamp]
郵[邮]件 you2jian4: mail; post
郵[邮]差 you2chai1: (old) postman

郵[邮]政 you2zheng4: postal service; postal
[郵政 | ゆうせい yuusei: postal system]
郵[邮]包 you2bao1: postal parcel; parcel
集郵[邮] ji2you2: stamp collecting; philately
包郵[邮] bao1you2: shipping included
航郵[邮]hang2you2: air mail
[航空便 | こうくうびん koukuubin: air mail]
通郵[邮] tong1you2: to have postal communications
電郵 [电邮] dian4you2: email; abbr. for 电子邮件
[電郵 | でんゆう denyuu: (Abbreviation) (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail); e-mail message;
: electronic mail (e-mail) service; electronic mail (e-mail) system]
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
⻏ (city CJK radical, on the right) suggests the meaning while
垂 (chui2: let down) provides the sound.

 
⻏ city CJK radical, on the right) suggests the meaning while
(you2: reason; from) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
邮. Created as unique simplification #302 (郵 » 邮) via replacement of character component.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary