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Modern (Beijing) reading: yōu
Preclassic Old Chinese: l(h)u (~ -iw)
Classic Old Chinese: l(h)u
Western Han Chinese: l(h)ǝw
Eastern Han Chinese: ź(h)ǝw
Early Postclassic Chinese: ź(h)iw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: j(h)ǝw
Late Postclassic Chinese: j(h)ǝw
Middle Chinese: jǝw
English meaning : place; which, who, where
Russian meaning[s]: 1) радостный, довольный; 2) далекий, отдаленный; 3) древнее местоимение, соответствующее 所: тот, кого; то, что; тот, которого; там, где; 4) Ю (фамилия)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 66
Four-angle index: 6169
Karlgren code: 1077 a-b
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lɨ̆w (~-ĭw)
Meaning: place, place where
Chinese: *l_u (~-iw) place; the place where.
Kachin: gǝlo2 where.
Comments: Cf. Tib. la where, whither (?).
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