Definitions
(adjective)
secluded; remote; hidden away
(adjective)
serene; peaceful
(verb)
to imprison
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 𢆶 represents the sound.
About
The character 幽, which remains consistent in its traditional form, is structurally composed of the radical 山 (mountain) over a doubled component derived from 幺, meaning "fine thread". This arrangement visually suggests threads hidden within a mountain, conveying its original core meanings of obscurity, seclusion, and darkness. Its early semantic field included concepts of confinement and the concealed, such as in reference to a hidden valley or dim light. Over time, the meaning extended from physical concealment to describe intangible qualities, giving rise to applied meanings such as quiet, secluded, serene, and eventually to the abstract sense of something subtle, profound, or mysterious, as seen in terms for the afterlife or refined subtlety.
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这个故事很幽默。
公园里非常幽静。
房间里的光线很幽暗。
这家餐厅的环境很幽雅。
我们走进了一个幽谷。
她的眼神中带着一丝幽怨。
这片森林显得格外幽深。
他长期幽闭在自己的房间里。