郵 (yóu)
mail; post office
Etymology
Depicts delivering between cities (⻏) and borderlands (垂).
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“郵,境上行書舍。从邑、垂。垂,邊也。”
Components
- 垂 (meaning) — Based on the original "borderlands" meaning of 垂.
- ⻏ (meaning) — ⻏ is a component form of 邑.