"U" meaning in Chinese

See U in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /joʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːu̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /juː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iu⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /iu⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /joʊ̯⁵⁵/, /jiːu̯⁵⁵/, /juː⁵⁵/, /iu⁴⁴/, /iu⁵⁵/, /ɦiɤ⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: yōu [Mandarin, Pinyin], you¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jiu¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ju¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], iu [Hokkien, POJ], iu⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], ¹yeu, yōu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], you [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yōu [Mandarin, Yale], iou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ю [Mandarin, Palladius], ju [Mandarin, Palladius], yīu [Cantonese, Yale], yū [Cantonese, Yale], jiu¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ju¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yiu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], yu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iu [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iw [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], iû [POJ, Teochew], ¹yeu [Northern, Wu], yeu^平 [Northern, Wu], ¹hhieu [Northern, Wu], /ɦiɤ⁵³/ [Northern, Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|letters}} U
  1. The twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet. Tags: letter Derived forms: U盤 (yōupán), U盘 (yōupán)
    Sense id: en-U-zh-character-iEfk7clj Categories (other): Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 10 30 6 18 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Character

IPA: /u⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /u⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wū [Mandarin, Pinyin], wu¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wū [Mandarin, Yale], u [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], у [Mandarin, Palladius], u [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|letters}} U
  1. The twenty-first letter used in Pinyin. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-U-zh-character-pVGcWcUD Categories (other): Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 10 30 6 18 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /juː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /juː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ju¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yū [Cantonese, Yale], ju¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English U. The sense of “university”, is short for university and the sense of “subject failed in examinations” is short for unclassified as written on the results notice. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|U}} English U, {{m-g|university}} “university”, {{m-g|subject failed in examinations}} “subject failed in examinations” Head templates: {{head|zh|nouns}} U
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) university (Classifier: 間/间 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-U-zh-noun-7WbDrXQy Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 間/间, Hong Kong Cantonese
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) a failed subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE (Classifier: 個/个 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-U-zh-noun-hRiILDwJ Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 個/个, Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 10 30 6 18 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /juː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /juː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ju¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yū [Cantonese, Yale], ju¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From clipping of English CPU. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|CPU}} English CPU Head templates: {{head|zh|nouns}} U
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) CPU; central processing unit (Classifier: 粒 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-U-zh-noun-ycCV1ig7 Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 粒, Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 17 14 38 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 10 30 6 18 35 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "iu⁵"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹yeu"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "you"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yīu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "jiu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/juː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iw"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹yeu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeu^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹hhieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɦiɤ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/juː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɦiɤ⁵³/"
    }
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        "POJ"
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        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "iu⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "¹yeu"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ju"
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        "Yale"
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        "Yale"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/iu⁵⁵/",
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        "Teochew"
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    },
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        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹yeu"
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "yeu^平"
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/jiːu̯⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/juː⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/iu⁴⁴/"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wū"
    },
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      "tags": [
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