虞

Mandarin · pinyin yú#

Meanings · yú

  1. (literary) to expect; to anticipate
  2. (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive
  3. (literary) to deceive; to dupe
Mandarin · pinyin Yú#

Meanings · Yú

  1. surname Yu
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虞
yú · concerned about, anxious, worried
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2 · yu2

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  1. (obsolete) zouyu, an ancient legendary creature, also known as 騶虞/驺虞 (zōuyú)
  2. (historical) an ancient officer in charge of managing forests and hunting grounds
  3. (literary) to predict; to guess; to foresee
  4. (literary) to be concerned about; to worry
  5. (literary) to deceive; to fool; to cheat
  6. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 娛 /娱 (“enjoyment; pleasure”)
  7. a legendary ancient Chinese dynasty that could have existed prior to the Xia dynasty, founded by Shun
  8. an ancient state during the Western Zhou and the Spring and Autumn period, located in modern-day Pinglu County, Shanxi
  9. (~日) (telegraphy) the seventh day of a month
  10. a surname

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虞 · yu2 · Yu2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 96,976, 96,975
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Exact source records虞 虞 [yu2] /(literary) to expect; to anticipate/(literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive/(literary) to deceive; to dupe/虞 虞 [Yu2] /surname Yu/