Meaning of Yu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
3. An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
   countable
4. A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
5. The letter Ю, ю.
6. Synonym of YT: Abbreviation of Yukon (“Yukon Territory”). A territory of Canada
   abbreviation, alt-of
7. Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
8. Jade, nephrite or jadeite.
   archaic, uncountable
9. Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The Yu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms […]”

“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 […]”

“Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.”

“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

“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.”

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