邮

郵
yóu
#1,650 most
frequent character
post (office), mail

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

邮 has 由 yóu as a sound part and ⻏ meaning city or state. It first named a rest station and later a county. The sense 'relay station' was borrowed only for the sound, and from there came post and mail.

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Homophones

HSK 4
由yóu
to follow, from, it is for...to
油yóu
oil, fat, grease
游yóu
swim, wander, travel, tour
尤yóu
outstanding, particularly, especially
犹yóu
as if, (just) like, just as, still

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