What does "yu" mean?
An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
Yu
/juː/ name, noun, pron
name, noun, pron ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
- Grammar: yu is listed as name, noun, pron.
- Nearest alternatives: you, yuu, yū.
- Usage evidence: I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu).
How to use "yu"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover. countable
"A group of slenderer yu also survive from the Shang into the early Chou period, though they are rarer than the other design […] A yu with square body in the Hakuzuru Museum is the finest of these."
- 2 The letter Ю, ю.
- 3 Jade, nephrite or jadeite. archaic, uncountable
"The Yu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms […]"
Pronoun
- 1 Eye dialect spelling of you. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
"Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai.""
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
"Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not."
- 3 A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
"She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip."
- 4 Synonym of YT: Abbreviation of Yukon (“Yukon Territory”). A territory of Canada abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
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- 6 Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu)."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "yu"?
Common synonyms include: you, yuu, yū.
How do you use "yu" in a sentence?
I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu).
How do you pronounce "yu"?
Pronounced /juː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chinese 玉 (yù).
Etymology 2
See you.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Russian ю (ju).
Etymology 4
Abbreviation.
Etymology 5
Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)
Etymology 6
From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).