# yu

> English word · Noun · IPA /juː/ · frequency rank #8,109

## Definitions
1. An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
2. Jade, nephrite or jadeite.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 玉 (yù).

## Easily confused with
- **yup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yup)
- **yum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yum)
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yun)
- **yue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yue)
- **Yui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yui)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuk)
- **yuh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuh)
- **yuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuan)
- **Yuri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuri)
- **yuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuck)
- **Yuki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuki)
- **Yuen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuen)
- **Yule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yule)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuna)
- **yumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yumi)
- **y** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/y-vs-yu)
- **ya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yu)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yu)
- **ye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ye-vs-yu)
- **yr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yr-vs-yu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yu