yu

1. countablearchaeologyAn 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. archaicuncountableJade, 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

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   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

1. pronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of you.

   Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."

   2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009

plural yus

1. The letter Ю, ю.

alternative Yu. · alternative YU

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

   Synonyms: Yukon, Yukon Territory, The Yukon, Y.T., Y. T., YT, Yk, YK

plural Yus

1. Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.

   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

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   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，

   陀螺達人好身「手」

   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, Bilingual Pages, page 10

   Synonyms: You

2. Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.

   Synonyms: Yoo, Yoo, Ryu

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

   Synonyms: Yuu

1. A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.

   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

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   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.

   Face

   [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

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

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