Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yu
- 瑜fine jade; lustre of gems
- 宇house; universe
- 玉jade; pure
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters瑜宇玉裕
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yu in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yu is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin and Cantonese readings; its meaning depends on the character, such as 宇 'universe' or 玉 'jade'.
Possible characters for Yu
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.
- 瑜
fine jade; lustre of gems
Mandarin yú / Cantonese jyu4
attested
- 宇
house; universe
Mandarin yǔ / Cantonese jyu5
attested
- 玉
jade; pure
Mandarin yù
attested
- 裕
abundant; rich
Mandarin yù / Cantonese jyu6
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Yu
Yu is the Hanyu Pinyin spelling of the Mandarin reading yu, and also spells the Cantonese reading jyu. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 瑜 (fine jade), 宇 (universe) and 玉 (jade); for 玉 the spelling Yu matches only Mandarin, as Cantonese reads it juk. The character 裕 (abundant) is also read yu. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese |
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Yu in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 2010s
- Share (girl)
- 12%
- JPN entries
- 1
- Girl 2010s · 12%
Entries containing this syllable: Yu Xuan 2010s ♀ 1,317
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Yu
Sources
- Wiktionary: 瑜 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 瑜 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 宇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 宇 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 玉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 裕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 裕 · mdbg.net · meaning
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