yóu

post (office)

mail

settlement (阝) + sound yóu (由) = post office

The 阝 on the right side of 邮 is a variant of 邑, meaning settlement or administrative region — the kind of place that organizes official communication. 由 gives the sound yóu and does not carry meaning here.

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A variant of 邑Semantic

我去局寄一封信。

wǒ qù yóu jú jì yī fēng xìn。

I am going to the post office to mail a letter.

这个包裹是通过递送来的。

zhè ge bāo guǒ shì tōng guò yóu dì sòng lái de。

This package was delivered by mail.

Words with 邮

邮件

yóu jiàn

mail

邮务士

yóu wù shì

mailman (Tw)

邮包

yóu bāo

postal parcel

邮亭

yóu tíng

postal kiosk

邮汇

yóu huì

to remit by post

邮区

yóu qū

postal district

邮品

yóu pǐn

items issued by a postal service and collected by philatelists (stamps, postcards, first day covers etc)

邮报

yóu bào

Post (in the name of a newspaper)

邮寄

yóu jì

to mail

邮局

yóu jú

post office

邮展

yóu zhǎn

philatelic exhibition

邮差

yóu chāi

postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)

More characters with 由