幽 meaning and pronunciation

幽
Simplified/traditional character

幽 English definition

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

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 优 : excellent; superior;
  • 呦 : Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); see 呦呦[you1 you1];
  • 忧 : to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; a parent's funeral; inconvenienced by being orphaned;
  • 悠 : long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried;
  • 憂 : worry
  • 攸 : distant, far; adverbial prefix;
  • 櫌 : harrow;
  • 耰 : harrow;
  • 鄾 : place name;
  • 麀 : doe; female deer; mother deer; mother animal;
  • 𢆶 : 㚇

Sentences examples with 幽

  • 李教授说话非常幽默。
    Lǐ jiàoshòu shuōhuà fēicháng yōumò.

Words containing 幽, by HSK level

秀 默