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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

幽 [yōu]
  1. 1. adjective [暗] dim
  2. 2. adjective [深] remote
  3. 3. adjective [隐蔽的] hidden
  4. 4. adjective [沉静] tranquil
  5. 5. verb imprison
  6. 6. noun the underworld

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

幽 [yōu]
  1. 1. adjective deep and remote; secluded; dim
    幽林
    a secluded wood
  2. 2. adjective secret; hidden
    幽怨
    hidden bitterness (of a young woman thwarted in love)
    幽会
    a secret meeting of lovers; a lovers' rendezvous; tryst
  3. 3. adjective quiet; tranquil; serene
    幽深
    (of forests, palaces, etc.) deep and serene; deep and quiet
  4. 4. adjective of the nether world
  5. 5. verb imprison
    幽囚
    imprison; put in jail; keep in captivity
  6. 6. noun an ancient administrative district, comprising parts of modern Hebei and Liaoning

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

幽 [yōu]
  1. 1. 形 昏暗
    幽暗。
    幽光。
  2. 2. 形 深；深远
    幽谷。
    幽深。
    幽邃。
    幽情。
  3. 3. 形 隐蔽的；秘密的
    幽会。
    幽居。
    幽期。
  4. 4. 动 [文] 囚禁
    幽囚。
    幽禁。
  5. 5. 形 藏在心里的
    幽思。
    幽怨。
  6. 6. 形 安静
    幽静。
    幽径。
    幽美。
    幽雅。
  7. 7. 名 迷信指人死后灵魂所在的地方
    幽魂。
    幽冥。
    幽灵。
  8. 8. 名 古州名，在今河北北部和辽宁南部。
  9. 9. E第八画是竖折(炤)。
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Examples

树林里有一条隐秘的幽径直通到半山腰。
There is a secret and quiet path in the forest that leads directly to a place half way up the mountain.

Character Decomposition

山
[shān]		 + 幺
[yāo]		 + 幺
[yāo]

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