YU
Encyclopedia
Places
- ChongqingChongqingChongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
(渝), the abbreviation for the Chinese municipality - HenanHenanHenan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
(豫), the abbreviation for the Chinese province - Yü , a geographic division of Tibet
- YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, especially,- Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(old ISO country code)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Yu, a village in Pate, CambodiaPate, CambodiaPate is a commune in Ou Ya Dav District in northeast Cambodia. It contains four villages and has a population of 1,329. In the 2007 commune council elections, three of the commune's five seats went to the Sam Rainsy Party and two went to the Cambodian People's Party. The land alienation rates in...
- Yu County, HebeiYu County, HebeiYu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen Yu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen Yu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen (蔚州镇） refers to the city that serves as the county seat of Yuxian, or Yu County. The Old City (the...
, in China - Yu County, Shanxi, in Chinaci
- Yu state, an ancient duchy in what is today China overthrown by Duke Xian of JinDuke Xian of JinDuke Xian of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Guizhu , was the nineteenth ruler of the State of Jin. He was also the ninth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period and the second duke of Jin. When his father, Duke Wu of Jin, died in 677 BC, Guizhu ascended the throne of Jin and became...
- Yu River (China), in China
- Yu River (Russia), in Russia
Names and people
name;- Yu PeopleYu peopleWhe Yu People were one's of the ethnic groups in Ancient China.-Origin:Around 1500 BCE, the Yu people resided in the central districts of China. The Yu vanished as a distinct ethnic group during the era of the Zhou Dynasty, gradually assimilating into mainstream China.The descendants of the Yu...
(俞族) is one's kind of ethnic groups in China in ancient chinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. - Yu (Chinese name)Yu (Chinese name)Yu is the Pinyin romanization of several Chinese family names. But in Wade–Giles romanization system, Yu is equivalent to You in Pinyin.The surname "Yu" can represent the Chinese characters: 余, 于, 魚, 鱼, 漁, 渔, 楀, 柳, 劉, 刘, 俞, 喻, 兪, 於, 遇, 虞, 郁, 尉, 禹, 游, 尤, 庾, 娛, 娱, and 茹...
, 余, 于, 魚, 鱼, 漁, 渔, 楀, 柳, 劉, 刘, 俞, 喻, 兪, 於, 遇, 虞, 郁, 尉, 禹, 游, 尤, 庾, 娛, 娱 - Yoo (Korean name)Yoo (Korean name)Yoo , is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were about 1.04 million people by this name living in South Korea, making up roughly 2% of that country's population....
兪, 庾, 劉, 柳, a common Korean family name - YuLiu劉 is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:*劉 / 刘, pinyin: Liú...
, common of LiuLiu劉 is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:*劉 / 刘, pinyin: Liú...
(劉, 柳, 留, 廖, 六, 俞, 兪), RyuRyu* Ryū , a school of thought or discipline ., a book by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa* Ryū , a series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze* Ryu , a common Korean family name...
(柳), Lyu (呂) - Yú (Yeo)Yú (Yeo)余, 餘 is Chinese surname. 余, 呂 is Chinese and Korean surname.-余 :余 is Yu, original dialect is Yá, Yú, Yur, Yeo.origin;*Yu from Xi Rong, or Rong Di*Yu from surname Xi of Xia Dynasty*Yu from Zang people of Gansu...
is surname, common of 呂(Lyu), 余(Yu), 餘(Yu), 楊(Yang) - Yu the GreatYu the GreatYu the Great , was a legendary ruler of Ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, inaugurating dynastic rule in China by founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his upright moral character....
(禹 or 大禹), the founder of the Xia dynasty - YūYU-Places:* Chongqing , the abbreviation for the Chinese municipality* Henan , the abbreviation for the Chinese province* Yü , a geographic division of Tibet* Yugoslavia, especially,** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, a Japanese given name including Yu and Yuu, Yui
people;
- Jiyuan YuJiyuan YuJiyuan Yu is a moral philosopher noted for his work on virtue ethics. Yu has been a Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York since 1997. Prior to his professorship, Yu completed a three year post as a research fellow at the University of Oxford,...
, a moral philosopher noted for his work on virtue ethics
Letters
- Yu (Cyrillic)Yu (Cyrillic)Yu is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet. After a palatalized consonant, it represents the close back rounded vowel , somewhat like the pronunciation of ⟨oo⟩ in "boot"; elsewhere it is a so-called iotated vowel representing the combination , like the pronunciation of ⟨you⟩ in "youth"...
, a letter in the Cyrillic alphabet - Yu (kana)Yu (kana)ゆ, in hiragana, or ユ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both are written in two strokes and represent ....
, romanisation of the Japanese ゆ and ユ
Universities
- Yarmouk UniversityYarmouk UniversityYarmouk University is a university in Jordan. It was established in 1976. Located in the northern town of Irbid, it has a student body of roughly 31,000.The university has several international partnerships with overseas universities...
- Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- Yeshiva UniversityYeshiva UniversityYeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
- Yonsei UniversityYonsei UniversityYonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
- York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
- Yeungnam UniversityYeungnam UniversityYeungnam University is one of the largest universities in South Korea outside of Seoul. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two colleges merged to form the degree-granting Yeungnam University. In...
- Al-Yamamah Private UniversityAl-Yamamah Private UniversityAl-Yamamah University is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was formerly called Al-Yamamah College. The university is a part of a kingdom-wide effort to enable Saudis to attend university in Saudi Arabia....
Fictional works and characters
- Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh!is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
- YuYu HakushoYuYu Hakushois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The name of the series is spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz Media manga and Yu Yu Hakusho in other English distributions of the franchise. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and...
- Yu (Stargate)Goa'uld characters in StargateThis is a list of the Goa'uld characters that have appeared so far in Stargate, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis. In the Stargate fictional universe, the Goa'uld are a parasitic alien race that use other beings as hosts...
, a System Lord from the science fiction series Stargate SG-1 - Yick Yu, a character in Degrassi Junior HighDegrassi Junior HighDegrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school...
Instruments
- Yu (wind instrument)Yu (wind instrument)The yu was a free reed wind instrument used in ancient China. It was similar to the sheng, with multiple bamboo pipes fixed in a wind chest which may have been made of bamboo, wood, or gourd. Each pipe contained a free reed, which was also made of bamboo. Whereas the sheng was used to provide...
, an ancient Chinese free-reed mouth organ, larger than the sheng - Yu (percussion instrument)Yu (percussion instrument)The yu was a wooden percussion instrument carved in the shape of a tiger with a serrated back comprising 27 "teeth," used since ancient times in China for Confucian court ritual music...
, an ancient Chinese musical instrument in a shape of a tiger with a serrated back, played by running a stick through the serration, used to mark section endings
Organizations
- Youth UnitedYouth UnitedYouth United is an Indian Social Enterprise, Non-profit and Non Governmental Organization working for the betterment of society through the continuing efforts of the youth of the Nation, with the operational chapters in Delhi, Patiala, Pune, Bengaluru and headquarter in Chandigarh.Youth United ...
, an organization, functional in Indian cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Patiala and Bangalore, whose objective is to encourage and foster the development of the youth of India and hence the development of society as a whole through its activities like periodicals, events, community Services and online portals