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yè 2 叶, 葉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "leaf".

yě 1 野 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "field, wilderness, wild".

yě 2 也 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.

yẹ Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "suitable, worthy".

yẹ́ Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise, favour".

yeho יְהוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yehuḏi יְהוּדִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Jew".

yên 安 Vietnamese
Means "calm, peaceful", derived from ān.

yeon 1 娟, 연 Korean
Korean reading of juān.

yeon 2 妍, 연 Korean
Korean reading of yán.

yeong 1 英, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.

yeong 2 榮, 영 Korean
Korean reading of róng.

yeong 3 永, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yeong 4 映, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yìng.

yeong 5 泳, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yeong 6 瑛, 영 Korean
Korean reading of yīng.

yesh יֵשׁ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "existence".

yí 1 宜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suitable, proper".

yí 2 怡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, harmony".

yí 3 仪, 儀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony, rites".

yì 1 毅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

yì 2 义, 義 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "justice, righteousness".

yì 3 益 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "profit, benefit".

yì 4 艺, 藝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "art, talent, craft".

yì 5 翼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wing".

yī 1 一 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one".

yī 2 伊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).

yī 3 衣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clothing, garment".

yī 4 依 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely on".

yíká Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "surround".

yima 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "twin".

yín 银, 銀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silver, money".

yìn 1 印 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stamp, seal, India".

yìn 2 Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "praise".

yìn 3 胤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heir, successor".

yǐn 尹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "govern, oversee".

yīn 1 慇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "careful, anxious, attentive".

yīn 2 音 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, tone".

yīn 3 荫, 蔭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

yíng 1 营, 營 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "encampment, barracks".

yíng 2 蛍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firefly".

yìng 映 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reflect light".

yǐng 1 颖, 穎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clever, grain tip".

yǐng 2 影 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "image, shadow".

yīng 1 英 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero".

yīng 2 樱, 櫻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cherry blossom".

yīng 3 瑛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade".

yinzhu Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "pearl", of Chinese origin.

ym ым Kazakh
Kazakh possessive suffix meaning "my".

ymn Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "right hand, south".

yo 1 יוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew element referring to Yahweh.

yo 2 代 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dài.

yo 3 世 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shì.

yo 4 余 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yú.

yō 1 洋 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yáng.

yō 2 陽 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yáng.

yodhana योधन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fighting, battle".

yoko 横, 橫 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "beside, next to, across", a kun reading of héng.

yol Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "road".

yōllōtl Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "heart, life".

yomi 読, 讀 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dú.

yona יוֹנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "dove".

yǒng 1 永 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perpetual, eternal".

yǒng 2 泳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dive, swim".

yǒng 3 勇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave".

yong 勇, 용 Korean
Korean reading of yǒng.

yori 頼, 賴 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of lài.

yoshi 1 吉 Japanese
Means "good luck", from a Japanese nanori reading of jí.

yoshi 2 義 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yì.

yoshi 3 良 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of liáng.

yoshi 4 芳 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of fāng.

yoshi 5 悦, 悅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yuè.

yoshi 6 由 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yóu.

yoshi 7 好 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hǎo.

yóu 由 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, cause".

yòu 1 祐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "divine intervention, protection".

yòu 2 佑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, protect, bless".

yòu 3 柚 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".

yòu 4 右 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "right hand, west".

yòu 5 诱, 誘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "persuade, lure, attract".

yǒu 1 友 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend, companion".

yǒu 2 优, 優 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "superior, excellent".

yǒu 3 悠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, leisurely".

yǒu 4 有 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "have, possess, exist".

ýr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "yew tree, bow".

ytn 𐤉𐤕𐤍 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to give".

yu 1 裕, 유 Korean, Japanese
Korean and Japanese reading of yù.

yu 2 結 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jì.

yu 3 夕 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of xī.

yu 4 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.

yu 5 由 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yóu.

yu 6 弓 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of gōng.

yu 7 友 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǒu.

yu 8 有, 유 Korean
Korean reading of yǒu.

yú 1 愉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pleasant, delightful".

yú 2 于 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "in, on, at".

yú 3 余 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surplus".

yú 4 俞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "consent, approve".

yú 5 虞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.

yù 1 裕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful".

yù 2 玉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".

yǔ 1 雨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rain".

yǔ 2 宇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "house, eaves, universe".

yǔ 3 羽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "feather".

yū 1 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.

yū 2 雄 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xióng.

yū 3 悠 Japanese
Means "permanence", a Japanese on reading of yǒu.

yū 4 勇 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of yǒng.

yū 5 柚 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.

yū 6 裕 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yù.

yū 7 祐 Japanese
Japanese on reading of yòu.

yū 8 有 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of yǒu.

yū 9 結 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jì.

yuán 1 元 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, origin".

yuán 2 原 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin, beginning" or "meadow, field, plain".

yuán 3 袁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long robe".

yuán 4 源 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "source, origin".

yuàn 1 媛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful woman".

yuàn 2 院 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "courtyard, institution".

yudhi युधि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "war".

yuè 1 月 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "moon".

yuè 2 悦, 悅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, pleased".

yuè 3 越 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cross, go over, surpass", also referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam.

yui 結 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jì.

yuki 1 雪 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xuě.

yuki 2 幸 Japanese
Means "happiness, good luck", a Japanese nanori reading of xìng.

yuki 3 行 Japanese
Means "row, line", a Japanese nanori reading of háng.

yuki 4 之 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhī.

yultuz Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word meaning "star".

yume 夢 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mèng.

yumi 弓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of gōng.

yún 1 昀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunlight".

yún 2 云, 雲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cloud".

yǔn 允 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, consent".

yun 1 潤, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of rùn.

yun 2 允, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǔn.

yun 3 昀, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yún.

yun 4 尹, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yǐn.

yun 5 胤, 윤 Korean
Korean reading of yìn.

yuri 百合 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "lily".

yutaka 1 豊, 豐 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fēng.

yutaka 2 裕 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yù.

yuval יוּבָל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "stream".

yuzu 柚 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yòu.

yuzuru 譲, 讓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ráng.

za Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to come, to approach".

zād زاد Persian
Persian suffix meaning "son of".

zāda زاد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to grow, to increase".

ẓahara ظهر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be visible, to be clear".

zahara زهر Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to shine, to bloom".

zahra زهْرة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "flower, splendour".

zài 在 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "located at, exist".

zǎi 宰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kill, rule".

zāi 哉 Chinese
Chinese character used as an exclamation.

zajęcĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "hare".

zaḵar זָכַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to remember".

zàn 赞, 贊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, support".

zǎo 早 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early, morning, before, soon".

zapata Spanish
Spanish word meaning "shoe".

zār زار Persian
Persian suffix meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".

zar زر Persian
Persian word meaning "gold".

ẓarīf ظريف Arabic
Arabic word meaning "elegant, graceful, charming".

žarŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "glow, heat".

zavaḏ זָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to give, to bestow".

zaval זָבַל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to exalt".

zavistĭ зависть Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "envy".

zawār زوار Arabic
Arabic word meaning "pilgrim, visitor".

zay English
Phonetic element /zeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as zay, zae, xay, and so on.

zayn زين Arabic
Arabic word meaning "beauty".

zbl Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to exalt, to dwell".

zé 泽, 澤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance".

zeer зээр Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "gazelle, zeren".

zelenŭ зеленъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "green".

želěti желѣти Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to wish, to desire".

zemľa Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "land".

zēng 曾 Chinese
Chinese 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.

zevul זְבוּל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "exalted house".

zevuv זְבוּב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "fly (insect)".

zhái 宅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "house, home".

zhāi 1 斋, 齋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetarian food, study room".

zhāi 2 摘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pick, pluck".

zhāng 1 张, 張 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stretch, extend".

zhāng 2 章 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "chapter".

zhào 1 照 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shine, illumine, reflect".

zhào 2 赵, 趙 Chinese
Chinese character referring to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province.

zhào 3 肇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "start, begin".

zhǎo 沼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pool, pond".

zhāo 昭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous".

zhé 哲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wise, sage".

zhèn 1 镇, 鎭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "town, market place".

zhèn 2 震 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shake, tremor, excite".

zhēn 1 贞, 貞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal".

zhēn 2 珍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "precious, rare".

zhēn 3 真 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "real, genuine, true".

zhèng 1 正 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "right, proper, correct".

zhèng 2 政 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "government".

zhèng 3 郑, 鄭 Chinese
Chinese 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 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "straight, direct, honest".

zhì 1 志 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "will, purpose, ambition".

zhì 2 智 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wisdom, intellect".

zhì 3 治 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "govern, administer".

zhī 1 知 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "know, perceive, comprehend".

zhī 2 枝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "branch, limb".

zhī 3 芝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sesame".

zhī 4 织, 織 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "weave".

zhī 5 之 Chinese
Chinese character formerly meaning "it, him, her", which acts now as a possessive marker.

zhōng 1 中 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "middle".

zhōng 2 忠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "loyalty, devotion".

zhōu 1 舟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "boat, ship".

zhōu 2 周 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "circumference". It also refers to the Zhou dynasty, which ruled in China from the 11th to 3rd centuries.

zhōu 3 洲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "continent, island".

zhú 1 竹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bamboo".

zhú 2 烛, 燭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "candle, torch, light, shine".

zhù 筑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lute, zither, build".

zhǔ 主 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "master, owner".

zhū 1 洙 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a river in Shandong.

zhū 2 珠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jewel, pearl".

zhū 3 朱 Chinese
Chinese 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 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beat, strike".

zhuāng 妆, 妝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "adornment, makeup".

zhǔn 准 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "approve, permit".

zǐ 子 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "child".

zid 𒍣 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "true, loyal".

zĭdati зьдати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to build".

zima зима Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "winter".

zimra זִםְרָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "music, song".

žito жито Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "grain".

živŭ живъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "alive, living".

zō 1 三 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of sān.

zō 2 蔵, 藏 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "warehouse, storehouse", an on reading of cáng.

zọ Igbo
Igbo word meaning "save, protect".

zoe ζωή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "life".

zolto Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "gold".

zōng 宗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lineage, ancestry".

zořa зора Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "dawn, aurora".

zorig зориг Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "courage".

zòu 奏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "play music, complete".

ʿzr 𐤏𐤆𐤓 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to help".

zuhara زهرة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "Venus (planet)".

žukŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "beetle".

zūn 1 遵 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "obey, follow, honour".

zūn 2 尊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respect, revere".

zǔo 佐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, aid".

županŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "head of the district, community leader".

zvonŭ звонъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sound, chime".

žydra Lithuanian
Lithuanian word meaning "light blue".

ʿzz Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be strong".