The Characters 耶稣

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耶 yē is used in the transliteration of 耶稣 (Yēsū— "Jesus").

耶 is a left-right structured​ character.

Left component: 耳 (ěr)​ — meaning "ear."

Right component: 阝​ (in this form, a variant of 邑 yì) — originally meaning "city" or "settlement."

In historical context, 阝 on the right side of a character often relates to a place, region, or sometimes sounds in phonetic components.

Radical:​ The radical (部首) is 耳 (ear), as the left part usually indicates the radical.

One can also think of it as "ear​ (耳) in the city​ (阝).

稣 (sū) is most commonly used in the word 耶稣 (Yēsū), the Chinese transliteration for "Jesus.".

Structure:​ Left-right structure.

Left component: 鱼 (yú)​ — meaning "fish."

Right component: 禾 (hé)​ — meaning "grain" or "cereal plant."

Radical:​ The radical is 鱼 (fish), as the left part usually indicates the radical.

稣 can be thought of as "fish​ (鱼) and grain​ (禾)" — in the biblical context, fish and bread/grains are associated with Jesus' miracles (feeding the multitude with loaves and fish).