幽 yōu
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yōu
adjective
quiet; secluded; tranquil; serene
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 僻静 (Guoyu '幽' adj 3; Unihan '幽'; XHZD '幽' 2) -
yōu
proper noun
Hades; the Netherworld
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: In the sense of 幽冥 (Guoyu '幽' n 2; XHZD '幽' 4) -
yōu
proper noun
Youzhou; Fanyang
Domain: History 历史 , Concept: City 城市
Notes: An abbreviation for the ancient city 幽州 in Northern China (XHZD '幽' 5) -
yōu
adjective
dark; dim; gloomy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 昏暗 (Guoyu '幽' adj 5; Unihan '幽'; XHZD '幽' 1) -
yōu
verb
to imprison
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 囚禁 (Guoyu '幽' v; XHZD '幽' 3) -
yōu
adjective
faint
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 隐微 (Guoyu '幽' adj 1) -
yōu
adjective
profound and lasting; far-reaching
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 深远 (Guoyu '幽' adj 2) -
yōu
adjective
elegant; refined
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 雅致 (Guoyu '幽' adj 4) -
yōu
adjective
retired
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 退隐 (Guoyu '幽' adj 6) -
yōu
noun
a spirit; a demon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 鬼神 (Guoyu '幽' n 1)
Contained in
- 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
- 幽闭恐惧症(幽閉恐懼症) claustrophobia
- 幽绿(幽綠) moss green; dark sea green
- 幽显异途(幽顯異途) life and death are different journeys
- 幽默 humorous ; deep calm
- 幽幽 faint; indistinct
- 祭幽 a dark sacrificial ritual
- 幽门(幽門) pylorus
- 幽浮 UFO; unidentified flying object; space ship
- 幽人 a recluse
- 幽美 (of a location) beautiful and tranquil
- 一个幽灵在欧洲游荡(一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩) Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.
- 幽径(幽徑) secluded path
- 幽静(幽靜) peaceful and secluded
- 幽都 Youdu ; Youdu [county] ; underworld
- 清幽 (of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded
- 幽僻 secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway
- 探幽索隐(探幽索隱) to search for hidden mysteries
- 幽闭恐惧(幽閉恐懼) claustrophobia
- 幽门螺杆菌(幽門螺桿菌) Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
- 幽致 uniquely elegant
- 幽魂 ghost; spirit (of the dead)
- 探幽穷赜(探幽窮賾) to search for hidden mysteries
- 超幽 to release a soul from suffering
- 棕头幽鹛(棕頭幽鶥) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
- 幽雅 serene and elegant
- 幽门螺旋杆菌(幽門螺旋桿菌) Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
- 幽禁 to imprison; to place under house arrest
- 幽谷 deep valley
- 幽囹 to keep in confinement; to confine
- 幽暗 gloom
- 幽灵(幽靈) specter; apparition; ghost
- 幽冥 hell; netherworld; hades ; dark; dim
- 寻幽(尋幽) to search for something serene and beautiful
- 幽门螺旋菌(幽門螺旋菌) Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
- 幽微 faint; subtle ; weak ; mystical
- 改葬幽公 they again buriedLord Yu
- 大雨落幽燕 on the northern land a heavy rain is pouring
- 阐幽(闡幽) to explain obscure points
- 探幽发微(探幽發微) to probe deeply and uncover minute details
- 白腹幽鹛(白腹幽鶥) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)
- 幽深 serene and hidden in depth or distance
- 幽默感 sense of humor
- 幽怨 hidden bitterness, secret grudge
- 幽香 delicate fragrance
Also contained in
幽王 、 幽燕 、 幽蓟 、 幽云十六州 、 周幽王 、 幽州
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 24
- 卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 21
- 卷一百二十一 列傳第四十六 劉鍾崔二王 Volume 121 Biographies 46: Liu, Zhong, Cui, and the two Kings New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 18
- 晉紀 Records of the Jin Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 18
- 卷十一 Scroll 11 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 17
- 卷五十九 Scroll 59 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 17
- 卷九十七 列傳第四十七: 劉幽求 鐘紹京 郭元振 張說 Volume 97 Biographies 47: Liu Youqiu, Zhong Shaojing, Guo Yuanzhen, Zhang Shuo Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 17
- 卷一百四十二 列傳第九十二: 李寶臣 王武俊 王廷湊 Volume 142 Biographies 92: Li Baochen, Wang Wujun, Wang Tingcou Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 14
- 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 13
- 卷二十二 Scroll 22 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 13
Collocations
- 幽閒 (幽閒) 是以莫放幽閒 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 9
- 幽隐 (幽隱) 夫陳輕貨於幽隱 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 六反第四十六 Chapter 46: Six Contraries — count: 8
- 幽险 (幽險) 權謀傾覆幽險而亡 — Xunzi 荀子, 彊國篇第十六 Chapter 16: A Powerful State — count: 4
- 显幽 (顯幽) 顯幽 — Xunzi 荀子, 致士篇第十四 Chapter 14: Recruiting Men of Worth — count: 4
- 幽贞 (幽貞) 幽貞 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 4
- 幽公 (幽公) 刺幽公也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧陳‧宛丘 Lessons from the states - Odes of Chen - Wan Qiu — count: 3
- 幽厉 (幽厲) 幽厲興則民好暴 — Mencius 孟子, 告子上 Gaozi I — count: 3
- 灵幽 (靈幽) 黃靈幽貞 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2
- 幽黄 (幽黃) 睟于幽黃 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2
- 倾覆幽 (傾覆幽) 權謀傾覆幽險而亡 — Xunzi 荀子, 彊國篇第十六 Chapter 16: A Powerful State — count: 2