佑
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) to bless; to protect
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Wiktionary
- 1.to assist; to help; to protect
- 2.to bless
- 3.a surname
- 4.yotta- (SI unit prefix)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɢʷɯs): semantic 亻 + phonetic 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs). Exoactive derivation of 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). “Right” and “left” are metaphors for “to assist” via the following semantic development: “left or right” > “to be on the left or right of a person” > “to assist, to help, to protect”. Compare the derivation of 佐 (OC *ʔsaːls, “to assist; to help”) from 左 (OC *ʔsaːlʔ, *ʔsaːls, “left”).
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