to stay
How it’s built
Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 卯 represents the sound.
field
mortise; 4th earthly branch — The pronunciation of 留 was similar to 卯 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
Appears in
Characters that use 留 as a component, most common first.
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