喲 (yō) — "yo!", a particle of surprise or mild urging

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字

喲 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)

喲＝口＋約

ㄧㄛ · yō

interjection — "yo!", a particle of surprise or mild urging

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth — the cry

約聲yuē — gives the soundsilk (糸) tied with a ladle (勺) — to bind, to agree

IFTyuē → yō — the sound swings over to the call

A cry from the mouth (口) — the "yo!" of surprise or a nudge to hurry, quick and short: 哎喲、快喲. 約 yuē lends the sound, swung over to the call.

意 · Meanings

(本義)喲（語氣聲）— "yo!" (surprise or urging)常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension