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臾

Mandarin · pinyin yú#

Meanings · yú

  1. a moment
  2. little while
Mandarin · pinyin Yú#

Meanings · Yú

  1. surname Yu
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臾
yú · moment, instant, short while
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2 · yu2

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jung5 · jyu4

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. used in 須臾／须臾 (xūyú, “a moment; an instant; a short while”)
  2. (obsolete) to pull; to drag
  3. original form of 腴 (yú)
  4. a surname

character

  1. only used in 縱臾／纵臾 (zǒngyǒng)

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