欧

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ohm (abbr. for 歐姆|欧姆[ou1 mu3]); euro (abbr. for 歐元|欧元[ou1 yuan2]); used in transliteration; old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]

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Components 区欠

Europe · Heisig RSH #1297

区 region + yawn

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
欧文斯	Ōu wén sī	Owens (name)
欧纳西斯	Ōu nà xī sī	see 奧納西斯\|奥纳西斯[Ao4 na4 xi1 si1]
阿尔法·罗密欧	Ā ěr fǎ · Luó mì ōu	Alfa Romeo
欧巴马	Ōu bā mǎ	(Tw) Barack Obama (1961–), US Democrat politician, president 2009–2017
阿法罗密欧	Ā fǎ Luó mì ōu	Alfa Romeo
东欧平原	Dōng Ōu Píng yuán	East European Plain
欧罗巴	Ōu luó bā	Europe; Europa
欧洲核子中心	Ōu zhōu Hé zǐ Zhōng xīn	European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva
卡西欧	Kǎ xī ōu	Casio
欧车前	ōu chē qián	psyllium (genus Plantago)
欧洲理事会	Ōu zhōu Lǐ shì huì	European Council
北欧航空公司	Běi Ōu Háng kōng Gōng sī	Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
印欧语言	Yìn Ōu yǔ yán	Indo-European (language)
中欧	Zhōng Ōu	Sino-European
中欧	Zhōng ōu	Central Europe
欧元区	Ōu yuán qū	Eurozone
欧拉	Ōu lā	Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician
欧洲安全和合作组织	Ōu zhōu Ān quán hé Hé zuò Zǔ zhī	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
欧洲共同市场	Ōu zhōu gòng tóng shì chǎng	European common market (old term for EU, European Union)
欧气	ōu qì	(Internet slang) very good luck (esp. in games)