yu

Noun (1)

yu (countable and uncountable, plural yu)

1. (countable) An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
   • A group of slenderer yu also survive from the Shang into the early Chou period, though they are rarer than the other design […] A yu with square body in the Hakuzuru Museum is the finest of these.1962, William Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, page 34
2. (archaic, uncountable) Jade, nephrite or jadeite.
   • The Yu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms […]1818, Clarke Abel, Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, page 133
   • Another stone with which it would be interesting to compare it is the celebrated yu stone of the Chinese, which Dr. Abel, in his work on China, conjectured to be a species of nephrite […]1826, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies

Noun (2)

yu (plural yus)

1. The letter Ю, ю.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Yu

Yu

1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

   Synonyms:

   Yukon, Yukon Territory, The Yukon, Y.T., Y. T., YT, Yk, Yk.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Yu

IPA/ˈju/

Yu (plural Yus)

1. Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
   • 彰化縣福興鄉「干樂達人」（干樂：陀螺）尤茂雄，鑽研陀螺五十年，四處表演推廣陀螺民俗，2012 August 6, 張聰秋, “The legacy of a spinning top master [陀螺達人好身「手」]”, in Kyle Jeffcoat, transl., Taipei Times, sourced from Liberty Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2012...
   • Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   You

2. Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.

   Synonyms:

   Yoo, Ryu

3. Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

   Synonyms:

   Yuu

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Yu

Yu

1. A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
   • She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.[2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3
   • Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.[2011, Warren Bruce Palmer, “The Modern Chinese Economy”, in Robert André LaFleur, editor, China, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123

Proper noun (4) capitalized: YU

YU

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

   Synonyms:

   YT, Y.T., Y. T., YK, YK.