yǎ 雅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"elegant, graceful, refined".
yamana يمن ArabicArabic word meaning
"to be lucky, to go to the right".
yamīn يمين ArabicArabic word meaning
"right hand, south".
yán 2 延 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stretch, prolong".
yán 3 研 ChineseChinese character meaning
"study, research, grind, sharpen".
yàn 1 艳, 艷 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, gorgeous".
yàn 2 彦, 彥 ChineseChinese character meaning
"elegant, handsome, learned".
yáng 3 杨, 楊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"willow, poplar, aspen".
yáo 遥, 遙 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, remote".
yār یار PersianPersian word meaning
"friend, companion".
yasira يسر ArabicArabic word meaning
"to be easy, to be rich".
yé 耶 ChineseChinese character used as an interjection.
yě 1 野 ChineseChinese character meaning
"field, wilderness, wild".
yě 2 也 ChineseChinese character meaning
"also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.
yẹ YorubaYoruba word meaning
"suitable, worthy".
yẹ́ YorubaYoruba word meaning
"praise, favour".
yí 1 宜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"suitable, proper".
yí 2 怡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"joy, harmony".
yí 3 仪, 儀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"ceremony, rites".
yì 1 毅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"resolute, decisive, firm".
yì 2 义, 義 ChineseChinese character meaning
"justice, righteousness".
yì 3 益 ChineseChinese character meaning
"profit, benefit".
yì 4 艺, 藝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"art, talent, craft".
yī 2 伊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).
yī 3 衣 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clothing, garment".
yín 银, 銀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"silver, money".
yìn 1 印 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stamp, seal, India".
yǐn 尹 ChineseChinese character meaning
"govern, oversee".
yīn 1 慇 ChineseChinese character meaning
"careful, anxious, attentive".
yīn 3 荫, 蔭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shade, shelter, protect".
yíng 1 营, 營 ChineseChinese character meaning
"encampment, barracks".
yìng 映 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reflect light".
yǐng 1 颖, 穎 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clever, grain tip".
yīng 1 英 ChineseChinese character meaning
"flower, petal, brave, hero".
ym ым KazakhKazakh possessive suffix meaning
"my".
yoko 横, 橫 JapaneseJapanese character meaning
"beside, next to, across", a kun reading of
héng.
yóu 由 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reason, cause".
yòu 1 祐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"divine intervention, protection".
yòu 2 佑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, protect, bless".
yòu 3 柚 ChineseChinese character meaning
"grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".
yòu 4 右 ChineseChinese character meaning
"right hand, west".
yòu 5 诱, 誘 ChineseChinese character meaning
"persuade, lure, attract".
yǒu 1 友 ChineseChinese character meaning
"friend, companion".
yǒu 2 优, 優 ChineseChinese character meaning
"superior, excellent".
yǒu 3 悠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, leisurely".
yǒu 4 有 ChineseChinese character meaning
"have, possess, exist".
yu 4 優 JapaneseMeans
"excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of
yǒu.
yú 1 愉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pleasant, delightful".
yú 4 俞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"consent, approve".
yú 5 虞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.
yù 1 裕 ChineseChinese character meaning
"abundant, rich, plentiful".
yù 2 玉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"jade, precious stone, gem".
yǔ 2 宇 ChineseChinese character meaning
"house, eaves, universe".
yū 1 優 JapaneseMeans
"excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kan'on reading of
yǒu.
yuán 2 原 ChineseChinese character meaning
"source, origin, beginning" or
"meadow, field, plain".
yuàn 2 院 ChineseChinese character meaning
"courtyard, institution".
yuè 3 越 ChineseChinese character meaning
"cross, go over, surpass", also referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam.
yǔn 允 ChineseChinese character meaning
"allow, consent".
za NguniNguni word meaning
"to come, to approach".
zāda زاد ArabicArabic word meaning
"to grow, to increase".
ẓahara ظهر ArabicArabic word meaning
"to be visible, to be clear".
zahra زهْرة ArabicArabic word meaning
"flower, splendour".
zài 在 ChineseChinese character meaning
"located at, exist".
zǎi 宰 ChineseChinese character meaning
"kill, rule".
zāi 哉 ChineseChinese character used as an exclamation.
zàn 赞, 贊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, support".
zǎo 早 ChineseChinese character meaning
"early, morning, before, soon".
zār زار PersianPersian suffix meaning
"place abounding in, field, garden".
ẓarīf ظريف ArabicArabic word meaning
"elegant, graceful, charming".
zawār زوار ArabicArabic word meaning
"pilgrim, visitor".
zay EnglishPhonetic element /zeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as
zay,
zae,
xay, and so on.
zé 泽, 澤 ChineseChinese character meaning
"moist, marsh, grace, brilliance".
zēng 曾 ChineseChinese character meaning
"great, increase". It also refers to the former state of Zeng, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hubei province.
zhāi 1 斋, 齋 ChineseChinese character meaning
"vegetarian food, study room".
zhào 1 照 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shine, illumine, reflect".
zhào 2 赵, 趙 ChineseChinese character referring to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province.
zhāo 昭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, luminous".
zhé 哲 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wise, sage".
zhèn 1 镇, 鎭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"town, market place".
zhèn 2 震 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shake, tremor, excite".
zhēn 1 贞, 貞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"virtuous, chaste, loyal".
zhèng 3 郑, 鄭 ChineseChinese character referring to the ancient state of Zheng, which existed from the 9th to 4th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.
zhí 直 ChineseChinese character meaning
"straight, direct, honest".
zhì 1 志 ChineseChinese character meaning
"will, purpose, ambition".
zhì 2 智 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wisdom, intellect".
zhì 3 治 ChineseChinese character meaning
"govern, administer".
zhī 1 知 ChineseChinese character meaning
"know, perceive, comprehend".
zhī 5 之 ChineseChinese character formerly meaning
"it, him, her", which acts now as a possessive marker.
zhōu 2 周 ChineseChinese character meaning
"circumference". It also refers to the Zhou dynasty, which ruled in China from the 11th to 3rd centuries.
zhú 2 烛, 燭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"candle, torch, light, shine".
zhù 筑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lute, zither, build".
zhǔ 主 ChineseChinese character meaning
"master, owner".
zhū 1 洙 ChineseChinese character referring to a river in Shandong.
zhū 3 朱 ChineseChinese character meaning
"vermilion red, cinnabar". It also refers to the ancient state of Zhu, which was located in present-day Shandong province.
zhūa 挝, 撾 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beat, strike".
zhuāng 妆, 妝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"adornment, makeup".
zhǔn 准 ChineseChinese character meaning
"approve, permit".
zǐ 2 梓 ChineseChinese character meaning
"catalpa tree".
zō 2 蔵, 藏 JapaneseJapanese word meaning
"warehouse, storehouse", an on reading of
cáng.
zọ IgboIgbo word meaning
"save, protect".
zōng 宗 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lineage, ancestry".
zòu 奏 ChineseChinese character meaning
"play music, complete".
zūn 1 遵 ChineseChinese character meaning
"obey, follow, honour".
zǔo 佐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, aid".