幽 yōu quiet
quiet; secluded; tranquil
怎么记住“幽”: 山 mountain + 𢆶 silk threads = quiet. High on the mountain, Grandma sews with silk threads she can only guide when the cabin is completely quiet.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
幽 = 山 mountain + 𢆶 silk threads
- 山 mountain meaning
- 𢆶 silk threads meaning + sound
High on the mountain, Grandma sews with silk threads she can only guide when the cabin is completely quiet.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, silk threads sit inside the mountain: the mountain gives the meaning, and the threads give the sound and help the meaning.
用法
- Bound; secluded/deep/quiet. Best known from 幽默 (yōumò): humor/humorous, a transliteration of English "humour."
- 幽默 (yōumò) is wit/humor as a quality: 很有幽默感 (hěn yǒu yōumò gǎn) has a great sense of humor.
- Its native sense of "tranquil and deep" shows in 幽静 (yōujìng) serene/secluded.
含“幽”的词语
例句
- 这个女人很幽默。 Zhège nǚrén hěn yōumò.This woman is humorous.