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Keyword
secluded
  • quiet
  • tranquil
  • dark
Frequency
#1919
Strokes
9
Readings
yōu100%
Mnemonic
Small niches 幺 in the mountainside 山; 幺 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
幽默yōumò
(loanword) humor; humorous
幽灵yōulíng
specter; apparition; ghost
幽默感yōumògǎn
sense of humor
幽yōu
remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
幽州Yōuzhōu
Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing
幽静yōujìng
quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful
幽会yōuhuì
(usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret
幽幽yōuyōu
faint; indistinct
幽谷yōugǔ
deep valley
幽浮yōufú
(Tw) (loanword) UFO; unidentified flying object
幽冥yōumíng
dark; hell; netherworld; hades
幽雅yōuyǎ
serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music)
幽魂yōuhún
ghost; spirit (of the dead)
幽门yōumén
pylorus (anatomy)
清幽qīngyōu
(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded
幽深yōushēn
serene and hidden in depth or distance
幽香yōuxiāng
delicate fragrance
幽禁yōujìn
to place under house arrest; to imprison
幽怨yōuyuàn
hidden bitterness; secret grudge
幽微yōuwēi
faint; subtle (of sound, scent etc); profound; mysterious; dim
周幽王ZhōuYōuwáng
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周 (XīZhōu)
幽美yōuměi
(of a location) beautiful and tranquil