欧

歐
Ou1
#821 most
frequent character
Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1zhou1])

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

欧 pairs 欠, a person with an open mouth, with 区 ōu, which supplies the sound. It first meant to vomit or throw up. The sense 'Europe' was borrowed only for its sound, as a short form of 欧洲.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

欧ōu
(used for transliteration)

Homophones

区Ou1
surname Ou

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