欧
歐ōu
#821 most
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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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