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幽 - yōu

quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark

quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark

How to read 幽

Click 幽 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyōu
Englishquiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

幽僻 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 幽冥. Please read 幽囹 one more time.

Common words with this character

secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway
dark; hell; netherworld
to keep in confinement; to confine
isolated and quiet

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 幽 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 幽僻 and 幽冥 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 幽.