Chinese surname · rank 166
游
游 is read as yóu.
Pinyin
yóu
Script forms
Simplified 游 · Traditional 遊
Basic meaning
to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE
Place: Zheng noble branch and Ziyou style-name tradition, with Jin / Quwo branch recorded separately.
Origin note
You is commonly traced to a Zheng noble branch in which descendants used the style-name element You. A secondary tradition links another line with Jin and Quwo.
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