Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 𢆶 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
幽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
幽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
幽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
幽
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
幽
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
幽
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
幽
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
幽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
幽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
幽 [yōu]
remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (52)
幽默 [yōumò] #3,716
(loanword) humor
幽灵 [yōulíng] #3,825
specter
幽灵 [yōulíng] #3,825
specter
幽默感 [yōumògǎn] #6,423
sense of humor
幽幽 [yōuyōu] #54,561
faint
幽会 [yōuhuì] #13,749
lovers' rendezvous
幽会 [yōuhuì] #13,749
lovers' rendezvous
幽静 [yōujìng] #40,589
quiet
幽静 [yōujìng] #40,589
quiet
幽门 [yōumén] #49,395
pylorus (anatomy)
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JAPANESE WORDS (73)
⭐ 幽霊 [ゆうれい] #3,531
ghost
⭐ 微か [かすか] #3,760
faint
⭐ 憂鬱 [ゆううつ] #6,837
depression
⭐ 幽閉 [ゆうへい] #14,228
confinement
幽鬼 [ゆうき] #24,117
ghost
幽霊船 [ゆうれいせん] #39,537
ghost ship
幽霊部員 [ゆうれいぶいん] #46,235
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
幽霊屋敷 [ゆうれいやしき] #46,676
haunted house
幽玄 [ゆうげん] #47,820
mysterious profundity
幽体離脱 [ゆうたいりだつ] #50,443
out-of-body experience
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KOREAN WORDS (2)