Elements

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".

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.

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

yomi 読, 讀 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of dú.

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".

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".

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.

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.

yuzu 柚 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yòu.

yuzuru 譲, 讓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of ráng.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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".

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.

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

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

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".

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