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虞

(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive; (literary) to deceive; to dupe

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,399 U+865E

How 虞 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

虍 (semantic, “tiger”) + 吴 (phonetic, wú)

components: 虍 吴

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 吴

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 吴 (wú) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
吴 sound component wú one of several warring states; surname
误 wù error, fault, mistake; to delay
娱 yú pleasure, enjoyment, amusement
俣 yǔ big
蜈 wú centipede

Words containing 虞

WordPinyinMeaning
安全无虞 ān quán wú yú safe and secure
衣食无虞 yī shí wú yú not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom); provided with the basic necessities
上虞区 Shàng yú Qū Shangyu, a district of Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang
虞城县 Yú chéng Xiàn Yucheng, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
虞世南 Yú Shì nán Yu Shinan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one …
虞应龙 Yú Yìng lóng Yu Yinglong, Yuan dynasty scholar, collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Da…
不虞 bù yú unexpected; eventuality; contingency; not worry about
无虞 wú yú to be free from danger or cause for concern
上虞 Shàng yú see 上虞區|上虞区[Shang4 yu2 Qu1]
虞城 Yú chéng see 虞城縣|虞城县[Yu2 cheng2 Xian4]
尔虞我诈 ěr yú wǒ zhà lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit …
尔诈我虞 ěr zhà wǒ yú see 爾虞我詐|尔虞我诈[er3 yu2 wo3 zha4]
虞喜 Yú Xǐ Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession
虞翻 Yú Fān Yu Fan (164–233), Eastern Wu scholar, official, and commentator on the I Ching
不虞匮乏 bù yú kuì fá to have ample supplies (or money etc)
无虞匮乏 wú yú kuì fá see 不虞匱乏|不虞匮乏[bu4 yu2 kui4 fa2]
堪虞 kān yú worrisome; precarious; to be at risk
虞舜 Yú Shùn Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4]
驺虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal); official in charge of park animals; name of an archaic ceremonial…