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2043
L1
雄
YŪ, osu, o-
male, powerful
12 strokes
YŪBENeloquence
YŪDAI grandeur
o-osu bull
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Consists
of 324 ‘bird’, combined with 厷 (CO,
‘arm, elbow’; see Note below) as phonetic
with associated sense taken as i] ‘bold’,
‘courageous’, giving ‘bold bird, male bird’
(Ogawa), or ii] ‘light, vivid colors’, giving ‘bird
of beautiful colors, male bird’ (Katō), or iii]
‘make outer frame taut’, giving ‘male bird
puffs up its frame’ (Tōdō). Note: Seal form of
厷 has a shape similar to , here a pictographic
representation of an arm bent at the
elbow, combined with 2003 ‘right hand’
(sometimes just ‘hand’). OT1968:1077,817;
KJ1970:265,397; MS1995:v1:190-91. We suggest
taking 厷 literally, as ‘arm and elbow’.
Mnemonic: POWERFUL MALE BIRD HAS
ARMS AND ELBOWS!?
2044
L1
誘
YŪ, sasou
invite, tempt, lead
14 strokes
YŪWAKUseduction
YŪDŌ induction
sasoimizu pump-priming
Seal forms (), ; a late graph (Shuowen).
Shuowen has as the entry heading, which it
defines as ‘lead on, beguile’ and then goes on
to note as an alternative form. One scholar
(Shirakawa) questions whether Shuowen is
correct in equating with . has 118
‘words; speak’, with 1451 (‘excel’) as
phonetic with associated sense ‘put forward,
promote’, giving ‘encourage, entice’.
DJ2009:v2:740; OT1968:933; SS1984:839.
Mnemonic: EXCELLENT INVITING WORDS
MAY LEAD TO TEMPTATION
2045
憂
YŪ, uree(/ru), ui
grief, sorrow
L1
15 strokes
YŪSHŪgrief, gloom
ureegao sad look
monoui weary, gloomy
Seal (