幽 (jau1 | you1) : quiet; dark; deep; hidden

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幽

jau1

you1

[1] quiet; tranquil [2] dark; gloomy; obscure [3] lonely; solitary; secluded [4] deep; profound [5] hidden; secret [6] [v] imprison; confine

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 幺 (#52)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幽

This word has been viewed 5749 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2009 17:17

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幽默 jau1 mak6 you1 mo4 = humorous

幽靜 jau1 zing6 you1 jing4 = secluded

幽靈 jau1 ling4/leng4 you1 ling2 = dark spirit, specter, apparition, ghost; black magic

幽谷 jau1 guk1 you1 gu3 = dell

幽暗 jau1 am3 you1 an4 = gloom

幽雅 jau1 ngaa5 = tranquil

幽默感 jau1 mak6 gam2 you1 mo4 gan3 = sense of humour

幽靈片 jau1 ling4 pin3*2 you1 ling2 pian4 = ghost film

黑色幽默 hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6 hei1 se4 you1 mo4 = black humour

幽會 jau1 wui6 you1 hui4 = a secret meeting of lovers; a lovers' rendezvous; tryst
See all 20 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 幽
Unicode code for this character: U+5e7d (off-site link)

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