Chinese Notes

幼 yòu

yòu adjective immature; young
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '幼'; Guoyu '幼' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幼' 1, p. 565; Unihan '幼'; XHZD '幼' 1, p. 912)
yòu adjective inexperienced
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幼' adj 3)
yòu verb to cherish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幼' v)
yòu noun an infant; a young child
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幼' n 1; Kroll 2015 '幼' 1a, p. 565; Unihan '幼'; XHZD '幼' 2, p. 912)

Contained in

幼儿园(幼兒園) kindergarten; nursery; daycare center
幼虫(幼蟲) larva
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
幼儿(幼兒) a child
幼马(幼馬) young horse; colt; filly
妇幼(婦幼) women and children
幼学琼林(幼學瓊林) You Xue Qiong Lin
幼妹 younger sister
幼吾幼以及人之幼 to care for other's children as one's own
慈幼 to loving children
幼教 preschool education
幼童 a young child
幼齿(幼齒) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute
幼稚 young; childish; naive ; a young child
幼小 young; infant
幼主 a younger ruler
幼体(幼體) larva
幼兽(幼獸) cub
幼苗 young sprout; bud; sapling; seedling
幼女 young girl
幼年 childhood; infancy
幼吾幼，以及人之幼 to care for other's children as one's own
年幼 young
幼稚园(幼稚園) daycare center
育幼袋 pouch of a female marsupial
幼时(幼時) childhood
自幼 since childhood
幼雏(幼雛) young bird; nestling
育幼院 orphanage; children's home
尊老爱幼(尊老愛幼) respect the old and cherish the young
幼童军(幼童軍) Cub Scout
幼发拉底河(幼發拉底河) Euphrates River
幼崽 young (of an animal)
长幼有序(長幼有序) seniority to be maintained between elders and juniors
婴幼儿(嬰幼兒) baby
扶老携幼(扶老攜幼) taking everyone along, young and old; to look after the elderly and the young
长幼(長幼) older and younger; seniority
黄花幼女(黃花幼女) maiden; virgin
男女老幼 men, women, young and old; everybody
幼弟 younger brother

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卷一百〇九表第十宰輔年表一 Volume 109 Tables 10: Annals of Chancellors 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 31
卷一百四十七列傳第三十五解縉黃淮胡廣金幼孜胡儼 Volume 147 Biographies 35: Jie Jin, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Jin Youzi, Hu Yan History of Ming 明史 — count: 28
卷四百三十四列傳第一百九十三儒林四劉子翬呂祖謙蔡元定子:沉陸九齡兄:九韶陸九淵薛季宣陳傅良葉適戴溪蔡幼學楊泰之 Volume 434 Biographies 193: Confucian Scholars 4 - Liu Zihui, Lu Zuqian, Cai Yuandingzi:chen, Lu Jiulingxiong:jiushao, Lu Jiuyuan, Xue Jixuan, Chen Fuliang, Ye Shi, Dai Xi, Cai Youxue, Yang Taizhi History of Song 宋史 — count: 26
卷三十三　列傳第二十一:　李靈李順李孝伯李裔李義深 Volume 33 Biographies 21: History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 21
卷一百九十七　列傳第八十四: 孝友一 Volume 197 Biographies 84: Filial and Brotherly Acts 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 14
卷二百八十一列傳第一百六十九循吏 Volume 281 Biographies 169: Virtuous Officials History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
卷一百〇二表第三諸王世表三 Volume 102 Tables 3: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 13
卷一百四十八列傳第三十六楊士奇楊榮楊溥 Volume 148 Biographies 36: Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu History of Ming 明史 — count: 13
卷三百〇一列傳第一百八十九列女一 Volume 301 Biographies 189: Exemplary Women 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 12
卷二十六　列傳第十六袁湛 Volume 26 Biographies 16: Yuan Zhan History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 12

Collocations

幼弱 (幼弱) 君幼弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 24
幼少 (幼少) 養幼少 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 18
幼孤 (幼孤) 曰論幼孤 — Guanzi 管子, 四時第四十 Chapter 40: The Four Seasons — count: 13
老幼 (老幼) 無有老幼 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 13
成王幼 (成王幼) 成王幼 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《文王世子》King Wen as Son and Heir — count: 11
君幼 (君幼) 君幼 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 7
幼君 (幼君) 則恐諸大夫之不能相幼君也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 7
帝幼 (帝幼) 是時平帝幼 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十七上五行志 Volume 27a: Treatise on the Five Elements 1 — count: 6
子幼 (子幼) 其子幼弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
幼扶 (幼扶) 百姓攜幼扶老而從之 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 5