幽 - yōu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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幽

yōu

Definition

remote
hidden away
secluded
serene
peaceful
to imprison
in superstition indicates the underworld
ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

幽会

yōu huì

lovers' rendezvous; tryst

幽僻

yōu pì

secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway

幽冥

yōu míng

dark; hell; netherworld; hades

幽囹

yōu líng

to keep in confinement; to confine

faint; indistinct

secluded path

faint; subtle (of sound, scent etc); profound; mysterious; dim

幽怨

yōu yuàn

hidden bitterness, secret grudge

幽明

yōu míng

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

gloom

deep; deep and serene; deep and quiet; serene and hidden in depth or distance

幽灵

yōu líng

specter; apparition; ghost

幽禁

yōu jìn

to imprison; to place under house arrest

幽绿

yōu lǜ

moss green; dark sea green

幽美

yōu měi

(of a location) beautiful and tranquil

deep valley

profound and unfathomable

pylorus (anatomy)

serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music)

幽静

yōu jìng

quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful

delicate fragrance

ghost; spirit (of the dead)

humor; humorous

sense of humor

claustrophobia

claustrophobia

(of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded

探幽发微

tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

棕头幽鹛

zōng tóu yōu méi

(bird species of China) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)

白腹幽鹛

bái fù yōu méi

(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

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