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酉
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vessel

HSK 10 N1
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yǒu
ユウ
とり
유
Pictograph of a container for wine.
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Historical Evolution
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
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Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
酉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
酉 [yǒu]
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
Japanese
酉 とり 同音

noun

  1. the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird
  2. obsolete hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
  3. obsolete west
  4. obsolete eight month of the lunar calendar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
酉 とり
Tori surname
酉 なが
Naga surname
酉 みのる
Minoru given name
酉 ゆ
Yu unclassified name
酉 ゆう
Yū unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (17)
乙酉 [yǐ​yǒu] #41,372
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
辛酉 [xīn​yǒu] #43,826
fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041
酉阳 [Yǒu​yáng] #43,903
Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing
酉阳 [Yǒu​yáng] #43,903
Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing
丁酉 [dīng​yǒu] #44,352
thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
癸酉 [guǐ​yǒu] #45,644
tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053
己酉 [jǐ​yǒu] #47,095
forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
酉时 [yǒu​shí] #56,261
5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
酉时 [yǒu​shí] #56,261
5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
酉阳县 [Yǒu​yáng​xiàn] #59,435
Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
酉の市 [とりのいち] #147,339
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
酉年 [とりどし] #151,864
year of the Rooster
丁酉 [ひのととり] #203,785
Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
己酉 [つちのととり] #203,825
Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)
酉の日 [とりのひ] #219,756
day of the Rooster
辛酉 [かのととり] #223,595
Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
乙酉 [きのととり] #223,910
Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
癸酉 [みずのととり] #224,582
Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)
一の酉 [いちのとり]
first day of the cock in the eleventh month
二酉 [にゆう]
large collection of books
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