• to stay, remain, detain, keep, or stop;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

田 (밭 전, “field”) — semantic, indicating a place where one remains to cultivate or work.

卯 (토끼 묘, “rabbit, fourth earthly branch”) — phonetic, providing the sound 류 (liú).

The original sense is “to remain in a field,” implying settling down and staying to cultivate, which extended metaphorically to “stay,” “remain,” or “detain.”

Usage in Korean

유학(留學) — studying abroad (“to stay and study”)

유지(留置) — detention, keeping in custody

유명(留名) — to leave one’s name (to be remembered)

유수(留守) — staying behind to guard or manage in absence of others

Words that derived from

Alternative forms

㽞, 畄, 畱 (original form).

The form 畄 was once proposed as a second-round simplified form in mainland China but later abolished.

以 (logographic variant used in Idu and Gugyeol texts)

머무를
류/유
meomureul
ryu/yu
Kangxi radical:102, + 5
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+7559
Cangjie input:
  • 竹竹田 (HHW)
Composition:
  • ⿱⿰⿱ 丿 ⿰ 𠄌 丶 刀 田

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

References

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