Standard Lemma guide

yu

name · noun · pron · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈju/
  • /juː/
  • rhymes with -uː
  • homophone: Yoo
  • homophone: you
  • homophone: yew
  • homophone: ewe (not in Wales)
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: You

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Yoo

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Yuu

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

name

Meaning 6

Synonym of YT: Abbreviation of Yukon (“Yukon Territory”). A territory of Canada

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: YT, Y.T., Y. T., YK, YK.

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Jade, nephrite or jadeite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

The letter Ю, ю.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

pron

Meaning 10

Eye dialect spelling of you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

Borrowed from Chinese 玉.

Borrowed from Russian ю (ju).

See you.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 盂 (Yú) — county
  • Polish: Yu — county
  • Russian: ю (ju) — Ю