ㄩ in Chinese

IPA: /y⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /y⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yū [Mandarin, Pinyin], yu¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄩ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yü¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yū [Mandarin, Yale, standard], iu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], юй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], juj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Derived from 𠙴 (qū), an ancient form of 𥬔 (qū) (Mandarin: qū). Derived from 𠙴 (qū), an ancient form of 𥬔 (qū) (Mandarin: qū). Etymology templates: {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{head|zh|letter}} ㄩ

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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "39 38 2 15 6",
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          "_dis": "40 37 1 18 4",
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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      "zh-pron": "yū"
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      "zh-pron": "yu¹"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yū"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩ"
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      "zh-pron": "yu"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yü¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yū"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ㄩ"
}

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    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese letters",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zh-pron usage missing POS"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from 𠙴 (qū), an ancient form of 𥬔 (qū) (Mandarin: qū).\nDerived from 𠙴 (qū), an ancient form of 𥬔 (qū) (Mandarin: qū).",
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yü¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "ㄩ"
}

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"ㄩ" meaning in Chinese

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