遊

See also: 游

遊 U+904A, 遊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-904A ← 遉 [U+9049] CJK Unified Ideographs 運 → [U+904B]

Translingual

Han character

遊 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜卜尸木 (YYSD), four-corner 3830₄, composition ⿺辶斿)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1261, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38994
• Dae Jaweon: page 1751, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3861, character 2
• Unihan data for U+904A

Chinese

trad.		遊
simp.		游*
2nd round simp.		沋
alternative forms		𨔼 逰

Glyph origin

	Old Chinese
游	*lu
遊	*lu
蝣	*lu
斿	*lu

Characters in the same phonetic series (斿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lu) : semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 斿 (OC *lu).

Etymology

From Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Tibetan རྒྱུ་ (rgyu, “to go; to walk; to move; to wander”), Lepcha ᰚᰪ (yŭ), Rawang yɨ (“to flow”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Same word as 游 (OC *lu, “to swim”). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	遊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以周切
Baxter	yuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/
Li Rong	/iu/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau4

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	遊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yóu
Middle Chinese	‹ yuw ›
Old Chinese	/*[N-]ru/
English	wander about
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遊
Reading #	1/1
No.	15546
Phonetic component	斿
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	猷
Old Chinese	/*lu/
Notes	同遊

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóu (you²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jau⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yiu³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù
• Eastern Min (BUC): iù
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): iu²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iu⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóu
    • Wade–Giles: yu²
    • Yale: yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you
    • Palladius: ю (ju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jau⁴
    • Yale: yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiu²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: iu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: iù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: iu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû
    • Tâi-lô: iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yeu
    • MiniDict: yeu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: yuw

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[N-]ru/

  (Zhengzhang): /*lu/

Definitions

遊

1. to travel; to tour

   遊客／游客  ―  yóukè  ―  traveler, tourist

   旅遊／旅游  ―  lǚyóu  ―  trip, travel

2. to wander; to roam

   遊走／游走  ―  yóuzǒu  ―  wandering, to migrate

   遊民／游民  ―  yóumín  ―  vagrant, vagabond

   遊蕩／游荡  ―  yóudàng  ―  to roam about

3. to play

   遊玩／游玩  ―  yóuwán  ―  to play

4. to walk

   遊行／游行  ―  yóuxíng  ―  to march

5. to associate with, to have contact with

   交遊／交游  ―  jiāoyóu  ―  to have friendly relationships

6. to persuade, to convince

   遊說／游说  ―  yóushuì  ―  to persuade

7. to move freely

   遊刃有餘／游刃有余  ―  yóurènyǒuyú  ―  to do something skillfully and easily

8. Alternative form of 游 (yóu, “to swim”)

Compounds

• 交遊／交游 (jiāoyóu)
• 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu)
• 佚遊／佚游 (yìyóu)
• 俊遊／俊游
• 倦遊／倦游
• 優遊／优游 (yōuyóu)
• 冶遊／冶游 (yěyóu)
• 出遊／出游 (chūyóu)
• 到此一遊／到此一游 (dàocǐyīyóu)
• 勝遊／胜游
• 古遊／古游
• 吟遊詩人／吟游诗人 (yínyóushīrén)
• 周遊／周游 (zhōuyóu)
• 唱遊／唱游
• 國際漫遊／国际漫游
• 園遊會／园游会 (yuányóuhuì)
• 壯遊／壮游
• 夜遊／夜游 (yèyóu)
• 夜遊子／夜游子 (yèyóuzi)
• 夜遊神／夜游神 (yèyóushén)
• 夢往神遊／梦往神游
• 夢遊／梦游 (mèngyóu)
• 夢遊症／梦游症 (mèngyóuzhèng)
• 套裝旅遊／套装旅游 (tàozhuāng lǚyóu)
• 嬉遊／嬉游 (xīyóu)
• 孤遊／孤游
• 客遊／客游
• 宦遊／宦游 (huànyóu)
• 宸遊／宸游 (chényóu)
• 導遊／导游 (dǎoyóu)
• 心遊／心游
• 慢遊／慢游
• 抄手遊廊／抄手游廊
• 插箭遊營／插箭游营
• 敖遊／敖游
• 整人遊戲／整人游戏
• 文件旅遊／文件旅游
• 旅遊／旅游 (lǚyóu)
• 旅遊手冊／旅游手册
• 旅遊業／旅游业 (lǚyóuyè)
• 春遊／春游 (chūnyóu)
• 暢遊／畅游 (chàngyóu)
• 樂遊原／乐游原
• 歐遊／欧游 (Ōuyóu)
• 浪遊／浪游
• 浮雲遊子／浮云游子
• 淫遊／淫游
• 漫遊／漫游 (mànyóu)
• 炳燭夜遊／炳烛夜游
• 無業遊民／无业游民 (wúyèyóumín)
• 燕遊／燕游
• 爛遊／烂游 (lànyóu)
• 狎遊／狎游
• 環遊／环游 (huányóu)
• 盤遊／盘游
• 矯若遊龍／矫若游龙
• 示威遊行／示威游行
• 神遊／神游 (shényóu)
• 神遊太虛／神游太虚
• 秉燭夜遊／秉烛夜游
• 竄遊／窜游
• 老殘遊記／老残游记
• 臥遊／卧游
• 自主旅遊／自主旅游
• 自主遊／自主游
• 自助旅遊／自助旅游
• 舊地重遊／旧地重游 (jiùdìchóngyóu)
• 舊遊／旧游
• 良遊／良游
• 行遊／行游
• 西遊補／西游补
• 西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì)
• 豫遊／豫游
• 貴遊子弟／贵游子弟
• 超手遊廊／超手游廊
• 巡遊／巡游 (xúnyóu)
• 逍遙遊／逍遥游
• 遊人／游人 (yóurén)
• 遊仙／游仙
• 遊仙枕／游仙枕
• 遊仙詩／游仙诗
• 遊伴／游伴
• 遊俠／游侠 (yóuxiá)
• 遊冶／游冶
• 遊刃有餘／游刃有余 (yóurènyǒuyú)
• 遊動／游动 (yóudòng)
• 遊動哨／游动哨
• 遊園會／游园会 (yóuyuánhuì)
• 遊子／游子 (yóuzǐ)
• 遊子吟／游子吟
• 遊學／游学 (yóuxué)
• 遊客／游客 (yóukè)
• 遊客如織／游客如织
• 遊尺／游尺
• 遊山玩水／游山玩水 (yóushānwánshuǐ)
• 遊幕／游幕
• 遊庠／游庠
• 遊廊／游廊
• 遊弋／游弋
• 遊必有方／游必有方
• 遊惰／游惰
• 遊憩／游憩 (yóuqì)
• 遊戲／游戏 (yóuxì)
• 遊戲三昧／游戏三昧
• 遊戲人間／游戏人间
• 遊戲場／游戏场
• 遊戲規則／游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
• 遊戲說／游戏说
• 遊手好閒／游手好闲 (yóushǒuhàoxián)
• 遊手遊食／游手游食
• 遊擊／游击 (yóujī)
• 遊擊區／游击区 (yóujīqū)
• 遊擊戰／游击战 (yóujīzhàn)
• 遊擊隊／游击队 (yóujīduì)
• 遊方／游方 (yóufāng)
• 遊樂／游乐 (yóulè)
• 遊樂場／游乐场 (yóulèchǎng)
• 遊樂林／游乐林
• 遊歷／游历 (yóulì)
• 遊民／游民 (yóumín)
• 遊氣／游气
• 遊湖／游湖
• 遊營撞屍／游营撞尸
• 遊牧／游牧 (yóumù)
• 遊獵／游猎 (yóuliè)
• 遊玩／游玩 (yóuwán)
• 遊畋／游畋
• 遊目／游目
• 遊禽／游禽
• 遊移／游移
• 遊絲／游丝 (yóusī)
• 遊絲飛絮／游丝飞絮
• 遊興／游兴 (yóuxìng)
• 遊舫／游舫
• 遊船／游船 (yóuchuán)
• 遊艇／游艇 (yóutǐng)
• 遊花插趣／游花插趣
• 遊蕩／游荡 (yóudàng)
• 遊藝／游艺 (yóuyì)
• 遊藝會／游艺会
• 遊蜂戲蝶／游蜂戏蝶
• 遊蜂浪蝶／游蜂浪蝶
• 遊行／游行 (yóuxíng)
• 遊街／游街 (yóujiē)
• 遊覽／游览 (yóulǎn)
• 遊覽勝地／游览胜地
• 遊覽車／游览车 (yóulǎnchē)
• 遊觀／游观
• 遊記／游记 (yóujì)
• 遊說／游说 (yóushuì)
• 遊豫／游豫 (yóuyù)
• 遊資／游资
• 遊賞／游赏
• 遊走／游走
• 遊蹤／游踪
• 遊逛／游逛 (yóuguàng)
• 遊鄉／游乡 (yóuxiāng)
• 遊離／游离 (yóulí)
• 遊離電子／游离电子
• 遊食／游食
• 遊騎／游骑
• 遊騎無歸／游骑无归
• 遊魂／游魂
• 遠遊／远游 (yuǎnyóu)
• 遨遊／遨游 (áoyóu)
• 郊遊／郊游 (jiāoyóu)
• 野遊／野游
• 釜底遊魂／釜底游魂
• 釣遊舊地／钓游旧地
• 閒遊／闲游
• 雲遊／云游 (yúnyóu)
• 電腦遊戲／电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)
• 飄遊／飘游
• 魚遊釜中／鱼游釜中
• 魚遊釜底／鱼游釜底
• 鼓腹而遊／鼓腹而游

 

References

• “遊”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	遊
Kyūjitai [1]	遊󠄁 遊+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	遊󠄃 遊+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

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Category:Japanese terms spelled with 遊

遊

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

1. to play

Readings

• Go-on: ゆ (yu, Jōyō ^†)
• Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)^{←いう (iu, historical)}
• Kun: あそぶ (asobu, 遊ぶ, Jōyō)、あそばす (asobasu, 遊ばす)、あそび (asobi, 遊び)、すさび (susabi, 遊び)
• Nanori: なが (naga)、ゆき (yuki)

Compounds

• 遊(ゆう)園(えん)地(ち) (yūenchi): amusement park
• 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi): play
• 遊(ゆう)泳(えい) (yūei): swimming (free swim, not for athletes)
• 遊(ゆう)廓(かく) (yūkaku): "pleasure quarters" (Yoshiwara et. al.)

References

1. “遊”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

Korean

Hanja

遊 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu, Yale yu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

遊: Hán Nôm readings: du

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