"优" meaning in All languages combined

See 优 on Wiktionary

Character [Chinese]

IPA: /joʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /joʊ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], you² [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yóu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], you [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard]
Etymology: For pronunciation and definitions of 优 – see 優 (“generous; abundant; ample; excellent; superior; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 優). Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Etymology templates: {{zh-see|優}} For pronunciation and definitions of 优 – see 優 (“generous; abundant; ample; excellent; superior; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 優). Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 优
  1. (historical dictionaries only, of Five Grains) polished like white hair
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character [Japanese]

  1. Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, no-gloss

Character [Translingual]

  1. 优 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人戈大山 (OIKU), four-corner 2321₄, composition ⿰亻尤)
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      "zh-pron": "ю"
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      "zh-pron": "yu²"
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      "zh-pron": "you"
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      "zh-pron": "ю"
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Download raw JSONL data for 优 meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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