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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
鱼 yú	鱼 \| 鱼* \| *鱼	fish (CL:條｜条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚｜鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚｜鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚｜章鱼)	魚 HSK 2


雨 yǔ	雨 \| 雨* \| *雨	rain / CL: 陣｜阵, 場｜场	HSK 1


于 yú	于 \| 于* \| *于	(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by	於 HSK 6


与 yǔ	与 \| 与* \| *与	and / to give / together with	與 HSK 6


于 Yú	于 \| 于* \| *于	surname Yu


与 yù	与 \| 与* \| *与	to take part in	與


遇 yù	遇 \| 遇* \| *遇	(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned / (bound form) to treat; to receive	HSK 4


鱼 Yú	鱼 \| 鱼* \| *鱼	surname Yu	魚


粥 yù	粥 \| 粥* \| *粥	used in 葷粥｜荤粥


域 yù	域 \| 域* \| *域	field / region / area / domain (taxonomy)


雨 yù	雨 \| 雨* \| *雨	(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet


于 yú	于 \| 于* \| *于	to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於｜于	HSK 6


楚汉战争 Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng	楚汉战争 \| 楚汉战争* \| *楚汉战争	Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu	楚漢戰爭


语 yǔ	语 \| 语* \| *语	dialect / language / speech	語


语 yù	语 \| 语* \| *语	(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know	語


游戏王 Yóuxìwáng	游戏王 \| 游戏王* \| *游戏王	Yu-Gi-Oh!	遊戲王


原道 yuándào	原道 \| 原道* \| *原道	original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈


余 yú	余 \| 余* \| *余	extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me	餘 HSK 7-9


玉 yù	玉 \| 玉* \| *玉	jade	HSK 4


于丹 Yú Dān	于丹 \| 于丹* \| *于丹	Yu Dan (1965–), Chinese scholar and author known for popularizing Chinese classical thought


暗渡陈仓 àndù Chéncāng	暗渡陈仓 \| 暗渡陈仓* \| *暗渡陈仓	lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	暗渡陳倉


唐宋八大家 Táng Sòngbādàjiā	唐宋八大家 \| 唐宋八大家* \| *唐宋八大家	the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動｜古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修｜欧阳修, the three Su's 三蘇｜三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏｜曾巩


愈 yù	愈 \| 愈* \| *愈	the more...(the more...) / to recover / to heal / better


大禹 Dà Yǔ	大禹 \| 大禹* \| *大禹	Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods


鸿门宴 Hóngményàn	鸿门宴 \| 鸿门宴* \| *鸿门宴	Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽	鴻門宴


五虎将 Wǔhǔjiàng	五虎将 \| 五虎将* \| *五虎将	Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛｜张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲｜赵云, Ma Chao 馬超｜马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠｜黄忠	五虎將


阈 yù	阈 \| 阈* \| *阈	threshold	閾


予 yú	予 \| 予* \| *予	(archaic) I / me


予 yǔ	予 \| 予* \| *予	(literary) to give


菀 yù	菀 \| 菀* \| *菀	luxuriance of growth


蔚 Yù	蔚 \| 蔚* \| *蔚	surname Yu / place name


李煜 Lǐ Yù	李煜 \| 李煜* \| *李煜	Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主｜李后主, a renowned poet


明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míngxiūzhàndào, 'àndù Chéncāng	明修…陈仓 \| 明修…陈仓* \| *明修…陈仓	lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	明修棧道，暗渡陳倉


关羽 Guān Yǔ	关羽 \| 关羽* \| *关羽	Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama	關羽


庞德 Páng Dé	庞德 \| 庞德* \| *庞德	Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽 / Pound (name) / Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator	龐德


余 Yú	余 \| 余* \| *余	surname Yu


欲 yù	欲 \| 欲* \| *欲	desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed	慾


武圣 Wǔ Shèng	武圣 \| 武圣* \| *武圣	the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽)	武聖


滥竽充数 lànyúchōngshù	滥竽充数 \| 滥竽充数* \| *滥竽充数	lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group	濫竽充數


项羽 Xiàng Yǔ	项羽 \| 项羽* \| *项羽	Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor	項羽


愉 yú	愉 \| 愉* \| *愉	pleased


瑀 yǔ	瑀 \| 瑀* \| *瑀	(chalcedony)


韩国瑜 Hán Guóyú	韩国瑜 \| 韩国瑜* \| *韩国瑜	Daniel Han Kuo-yu (1957-), Taiwanese KMT politician, mayor of Kaohsiung since 2018	韓國瑜


周瑜打黄盖 Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài	周瑜打黄盖 \| 周瑜打黄盖* \| *周瑜打黄盖	fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰｜赤壁之战	周瑜打黃蓋


俞 Yú	俞 \| 俞* \| *俞	surname Yu


俞 yú	俞 \| 俞* \| *俞	yes (used by Emperor or ruler) / OK / to accede / to assent


周瑜 Zhōu Yú	周瑜 \| 周瑜* \| *周瑜	Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


启 Qǐ	启 \| 启* \| *启	Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)	啟


喻 Yù	喻 \| 喻* \| *喻	surname Yu


喻 yù	喻 \| 喻* \| *喻	to describe sth as / an analogy / a simile / a metaphor / an allegory


宇 yǔ	宇 \| 宇* \| *宇	room / universe


尉 yù	尉 \| 尉* \| *尉	used in 尉遲｜尉迟 and 尉犁


程昱 Chéng Yù	程昱 \| 程昱* \| *程昱	Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era


郡望 jùnwàng	郡望 \| 郡望* \| *郡望	choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈 is also known as 韓昌黎｜韩昌黎, where 韓｜韩 is his surname and 昌黎 is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡.)


韩愈 Hán Yù	韩愈 \| 韩愈* \| *韩愈	Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動｜古文运动 and neoclassical 復古｜复古 movements	韓愈


刘裕 Liú Yù	刘裕 \| 刘裕* \| *刘裕	Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋｜刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝	劉裕


唐代宗 Táng Dàizōng	唐代宗 \| 唐代宗* \| *唐代宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫, reigned 762-779


李后主 Lǐ Hòuzhǔ	李后主 \| 李后主* \| *李后主	Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜	李後主


御 yù	御 \| 御* \| *御	(bound form) imperial; royal / (literary) to drive (a carriage) / (literary) to manage; to govern


於 Yū	於 \| 於* \| *於	surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2]


李豫 Lǐ Yù	李豫 \| 李豫* \| *李豫	Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗 (727-779), reigned 762-779


御 yù	御 \| 御* \| *御	(bound form) to defend; to resist	禦


禺 yú	禺 \| 禺* \| *禺	(archaic) district / (old) type of monkey


陆羽 Lù Yǔ	陆羽 \| 陆羽* \| *陆羽	Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea	陸羽


隅 yú	隅 \| 隅* \| *隅	corner


馀 Yú	馀 \| 馀* \| *馀	surname Yu	餘


狱 yù	狱 \| 狱* \| *狱	prison	獄


娱 yú	娱 \| 娱* \| *娱	to amuse	娛


渔 yú	渔 \| 渔* \| *渔	fisherman / to fish	漁


浴 yù	浴 \| 浴* \| *浴	bath / to bathe


郁达夫 Yù Dáfū	郁达夫 \| 郁达夫* \| *郁达夫	Yu Dafu (1896-1945), poet and novelist	郁達夫


李渔 Lǐ Yú	李渔 \| 李渔* \| *李渔	Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist	李漁


毓 yù	毓 \| 毓* \| *毓	(literary) to produce; to foster; to nurture


游锡堃 Yóu Xīkūn	游锡堃 \| 游锡堃* \| *游锡堃	Yu Shyi-kun (1948-) Taiwanese politician	游錫堃


郁 Yù	郁 \| 郁* \| *郁	surname Yu


郁 yù	郁 \| 郁* \| *郁	(bound form) strongly fragrant


郁 Yù	郁 \| 郁* \| *郁	surname Yu	鬱


郁 yù	郁 \| 郁* \| *郁	(bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant / (bound form) melancholy; depressed	鬱


宋武帝 Sòng Wǔdì	宋武帝 \| 宋武帝* \| *宋武帝	Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕｜刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋｜刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422


誉 yù	誉 \| 誉* \| *誉	to praise / to acclaim / reputation	譽


鄅 Yǔ	鄅 \| 鄅* \| *鄅	Yu, Zhou Dynasty vassal state, in present-day Linyi 臨沂｜临沂, Shandong / surname Yu


吴镇宇 Wú Zhènyǔ	吴镇宇 \| 吴镇宇* \| *吴镇宇	Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor	吳鎮宇


无颜见江东父老 wúyánjiàn Jiāngdōngfùlǎo	无颜…父老 \| 无颜…父老* \| *无颜…父老	(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽, who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)	無顏見江東父老


盂 yú	盂 \| 盂* \| *盂	basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot


肉蒲团 Ròu Pútuán	肉蒲团 \| 肉蒲团* \| *肉蒲团	The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁｜李渔	肉蒲團


虞喜 Yú Xǐ	虞喜 \| 虞喜* \| *虞喜	Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession


迂 yū	迂 \| 迂* \| *迂	literal-minded / pedantic / doctrinaire / longwinded / circuitous


预 yù	预 \| 预* \| *预	to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare	預


瘀 yū	瘀 \| 瘀* \| *瘀	hematoma (internal blood clot) / extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue) / contusion


瘉 yù	瘉 \| 瘉* \| *瘉	to heal


禹 Yǔ	禹 \| 禹* \| *禹	Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu


粟裕 Sù Yù	粟裕 \| 粟裕* \| *粟裕	Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander


裕 yù	裕 \| 裕* \| *裕	abundant


隃 yú	隃 \| 隃* \| *隃	exceed / jump over


燠 yù	燠 \| 燠* \| *燠	warm


玉山 Yù Shān	玉山 \| 玉山* \| *玉山	Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)


纡 Yū	纡 \| 纡* \| *纡	surname Yu	紆


纡 yū	纡 \| 纡* \| *纡	winding / twisting	紆


饫 yù	饫 \| 饫* \| *饫	full (as of eating)	飫


瑜 yú	瑜 \| 瑜* \| *瑜	excellence / luster of gems

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