You

See also: you, yóu, yòu, yōu, yǒu, ȝou, and þou

English

Etymology 1

Capitalization of you.

Pronoun

You

  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of you, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Etymology 2

From irregular, Wade–Giles, and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese characters, including 余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 / 鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 / 渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 / 于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 / 娱, 娱, 茹, 幽 (Yōu).

Proper noun

You (countable and uncountable)

  1. (countable) A surname from Chinese
  2. (historical) A former prefecture of China.
  3. (Chinese mythology) Synonym of Youzhou, one of the Nine Provinces of Chinese legend.
Synonyms
  • (surname): Yu
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