U+55BB "喻" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+55BB "喻" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese logograph (hanzi) that primarily means "to explain," "to illustrate," or "to metaphorically compare," often used in contexts of analogy or parable. It is a commonly used character in both classical and modern Chinese, appearing in words such as "比喻" (bǐyù, meaning "metaphor" or "simile") and "喻示" (yùshì, meaning "to imply" or "to suggest"). Structurally, it combines the "mouth" radical (口, kǒu) with the phonetic component "俞" (yú), reflecting its semantic link to speech and reasoning. This character is also found in the name of the ancient Chinese philosopher Hui Shi's concept of "喻言" (yùyán) or "allegorical speech," and it remains relevant in contemporary written Chinese for conveying complex ideas through comparison.