游
You2
#694 most
frequent character
surname You
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
游 first meant 'to travel by water'. 氵 water is the picture part, and 斿 yóu supplies the sound. The sense grew to 'travel', 'amuse oneself', 'move around', 'swim', and 'flow, float'.
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