Zi:邮
邮(F郵) [yóu] post/mail; 邮局 yóujú post office; 邮票 yóupiào stamp; (HDZ:) (亭名); (乡名); (简体) 郵
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The simple-form character 邮 (7 strokes) is an old form, re-used as an abbrev. of the full-form character 郵 (10 strokes), replacing the full-form component 垂 (8 strokes) with 由 (5 strokes).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 邮 yóu ‘(anc. pavilion name)’ combines 阝(邑 yì) ‘city-state’, and 由 yóu ‘from’ (phonosemantic); cf. 宙, which suggests 邮 as an old wr. of 郵.
The full-form character 郵 (10 strokes) is an abbrev. of old forms such as 𨞄 (14 strokes), replacing the old component form 𡍮 (12 strokes) with 垂 (8 strokes).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 郵(𨞄) yóu ‘relay/courier station (between cities)’ combines 阝(邑 yì) ‘city’, and 垂(𡍮) chuí ‘remote border area/place’ (phonosemantic).
Compare: 垂 MC /ʑiue/ ← OC /d̑wia/; 郵 MC /ɣju/ ← OC /wjɨ/ (SBGY).
►references: Guǎngyùn:205.10,522.17; Karlgren:AD1267; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.3763.1; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:1269.20; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:049.0.07
►components: 由阝
►Cantonese: yauh\
<cdl char='邮' uni='90AE' points='4,0 128,128'>
<comp char='由' uni='7531' points='0,0 66,108' />
<comp char='阝' uni='961D' points='92,10 128,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='由' uni='7531' points='8,0 120,120' radical='Q K2 D1'>
<comp char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='0,46 128,128' />
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<stroke type='s' points='64,0 64,128' tail='cut' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' head='cut' tail='cut' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='4,4 124,128'>
<stroke type='s' points='0,0 0,128' tail='long' />
<stroke type='hz' points='0,0 128,0 128,128' head='cut' tail='long' />
<!-- variant based on [U+EF7E](V=0) -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='阝' uni='961D' points='40,4 88,128'>
<stroke type='hpwg' points='0,0 116,0 42,38 128,68 74,96 28,84' />
<stroke type='s' points='0,0 0,128' />
</cdl>
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Unicode: U+90AE
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