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歐
简 欧 · 繁 歐Mandarin · pinyin ōu#
Meanings · ōu
- ohm (abbr. for 歐姆 ōu mǔ)
- euro (abbr. for 歐元 ōu yuán)
- used in transliteration
- old variant of 謳 ōu
Mandarin · pinyin Ōu#
Meanings · Ōu
- Europe (abbr. for 歐洲 Ōu zhōu)
- European Union (abbr. for 歐盟 Ōu méng)
- surname Ou
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au1 · au2
Cantonese word readings for 歐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā): Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 歐盟／欧盟 (Ōuméng, “European Union”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 歐元／欧元 (ōuyuán, “euro”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 歐姆／欧姆 (ōumǔ, “ohm”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 謳 /讴 (ōu, “to sing”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 毆 /殴 (ōu, “to beat; to strike”)
- a surname
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