幽
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remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 幺 +6
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 幽
- Common rank
- #1,729
- Unicode
- U+5E7D
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Formation & memory
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Words with 幽
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白腹幽鹛 | (bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) | |
| 探幽发微 | to probe deeply and uncover minute details | |
| 周幽王 | King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1] | |
| 棕头幽鹛 | (bird species of China) puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) | |
| 黑色幽默 | black humor | |
| 幽会 | (usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret | |
| 幽门螺旋杆菌 | Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) | |
| 幽门螺旋菌 | Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) | |
| 幽门 | pylorus (anatomy) | |
| 幽门螺杆菌 | Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) | |
| 幽明 | the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and lig… | |
| 幽州 | Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near mod… | |
| 幽美 | (of a location) beautiful and tranquil | |
| 清幽 | (of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded | |
| 幽香 | delicate fragrance | |
| 幽绿 | moss green; dark sea green | |
| 幽微 | faint; subtle (of sound, scent etc); profound; mysterious; dim | |
| 幽深 | serene and hidden in depth or distance | |
| 幽灵 | specter; apparition; ghost | |
| 幽雅 | serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music) |