柚

yòu
#4,535 most
frequent character
pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

柚 has 木 tree as its meaning part and 由 yóu as its sound part. It first meant a fruit tree and its fruit, then narrowed to the pomelo and the grapefruit.

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