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Yu

proper nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈju//

Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.

proper noun

  1. 1

    Variant of YukonAbbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

Etymology

Abbreviation.

proper noun

  1. 1

    Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.

    彰化縣福興鄉「干樂達人」(干樂:陀螺)尤茂雄,鑽研陀螺五十年,四處表演推廣陀螺民俗,

    Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.

  2. 2

    Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.

  3. 3

    Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Etymology

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)

proper noun

  1. 1

    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.

    Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.

Etymology

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

Forms

plural
Yus
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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