幽(yōu)

HSK 59 strokes

remote

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Character information

Pinyin
yōu
Meaning
remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 幽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻山⿰幺幺

Small niches 幺 in the mountainside 山; 幺 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

山shān幺yāo

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 幽 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 幽

Common words using 幽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yōu幽mò默
HSK 5

(loanword) humor

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yōu幽pì僻

secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway

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yōu幽míng冥

dark; hell; netherworld; hades

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yōu幽líng囹

to keep in confinement; to confine

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yōu幽zhōu州

Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning

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yōu幽yōu幽

faint

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yōu幽yuàn怨

hidden bitterness; secret grudge

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yōu幽àn暗

gloom

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From 幽’s common words

默僻冥囹州怨暗

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