甴 (yóu) - A rarely used character & primarily appears in the compound 曱甴 (yuēyóu) meaning

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yóu ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 田

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甴 · yóu

A rarely used character;

primarily appears in the compound 曱甴 (yuēyóu) meaning cockroach, especially in Cantonese.

A rarely used characterprimarily appears in the compound 曱甴 (yuēyóu) meaning

Usage highlights

CockroachArchaic characterRare character
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 甴 is mostly seen in the word for cockroach (曱甴).
  • In Cantonese slang, 曱甴 refers to pests (曱甴).
  • This character is archaic and not commonly used in modern Mandarin (甴).

Collocations

  • Cockroach (Cantonese)(曱甴)
  • Archaic character(古字甴)
  • Rare character(生僻字甴)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily known from the Cantonese term 曱甴 for cockroach, though the individual character's origin is obscure.
  • Considered an archaic or dialectal character with very limited modern usage in Standard Mandarin.

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