尤

You2
#1,097 most
frequent character
surname You

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尤 began as an arm 又 with a nearby mark 丿, showing a wart. That was the first meaning. It grew to flaw, blame, different or strange, and special. The two parts have fused into the modern 尤.

Drawn as: arm with nearby mark

尤 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
就稽
sound6 characters
优犹忧扰疣鱿

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