Usage of the character 幽
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幽
[幽]
- remote
- hidden away
- secluded
- serene
- peaceful
- to imprison
- in superstition indicates the underworld
- ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
yōumíng
幽冥
[幽冥]
- dark
- hell
- netherworld
- hades
yōushēn
幽深
[幽深]
- serene and hidden in depth or distance
yōuhún
幽魂
[幽魂]
- ghost
- spirit (of the dead)
qīngyōu
清幽
[清幽]
- (of a location) quiet and secluded
- beautiful and secluded
yōujìng
幽径
[幽徑]
- secluded path
yōuwēi
幽微
[幽微]
- faint
- subtle (of sound, scent etc)
- profound
- mysterious
- dim
yōuxiāng
幽香
[幽香]
- delicate fragrance
yōufú
幽浮
[幽浮]
- UFO (loanword)
- unidentified flying object
- space ship
yōulíng
幽囹
[幽囹]
- to keep in confinement
- to confine
yōulíng
幽灵
[幽靈]
- specter
- apparition
- ghost
yōujìn
幽禁
[幽禁]
- to place under house arrest; to imprison
yōuyǎ
幽雅
[幽雅]
- serene and elegant (of a place)
- ethereal (of music)
yōumò
幽默
[幽默]
- (loanword) humor
- humorous
yōuyōu
幽幽
[幽幽]
- faint
- indistinct
yōulü
幽绿
[幽綠]
- moss green
- dark sea green
yōumíng
幽明
[幽明]
- the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
yōuměi
幽美
[幽美]
- (of a location) beautiful and tranquil
yōugǔ
幽谷
[幽谷]
- deep valley
yōumén
幽门
[幽門]
- pylorus (anatomy)
yōujìng
幽静
[幽靜]
- quiet
- secluded
- isolated
- peaceful
yōu'àn
幽暗
[幽暗]
- gloom
yōupì
幽僻
[幽僻]
- secluded
- quiet and remote
- obscure and faraway
yōuyuàn
幽怨
[幽怨]
- hidden bitterness; secret grudge
yōujì
幽寂
[幽寂]
- (of a place) isolated and quiet
yōuhuì
幽会
[幽會]
- lovers' rendezvous
- tryst
Yōuzhōu
幽州
[幽州]
- Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning
- Fanyang 範陽／范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing
yōusuì
幽邃
[幽邃]
- profound and unfathomable
yōumògǎn
幽默感
[幽默感]
- sense of humor
Zhōu Yōuwáng
周幽王
[周幽王]
- King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu)
yōufúmí
幽浮迷
[幽浮迷]
- (Tw) UFO enthusiast
tànyōufāwēi
探幽发微
[探幽發微]
- to probe deeply and uncover minute details
yōubìkǒngjù
幽闭恐惧
[幽閉恐懼]
- claustrophobia
zōngtóuyōuméi
棕头幽鹛
[棕頭幽鶥]
- (bird species of China) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
báifùyōuméi
白腹幽鹛
[白腹幽鶥]
- (bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)
yōuménluóxuánjūn
幽门螺旋菌
[幽門螺旋菌]
- Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
yōuménluógǎnjūn
幽门螺杆菌
[幽門螺桿菌]
- Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
yōubìkǒngjùzhèng
幽闭恐惧症
[幽閉恐懼症]
- claustrophobia
yōuménluóxuángǎnjūn
幽门螺旋杆菌
[幽門螺旋桿菌]
- Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
Yīgèyōulíngzài Oūzhōuyóudàng
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
[一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩]
- Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa ("A specter is haunting Europe", the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto")