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欧

ōu

HSK 5 Character Traditional 歐

What 欧 means

1. ohm (abbr. for {欧姆|ōu mǔ})
2. euro (abbr. for {欧元|ōu yuán})
3. used in transliteration
4. old variant of {讴|ōu}

Other readings

欧 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• ŌuEurope (abbr. for {欧洲|Ōu zhōu}); European Union (abbr. for {欧盟|Ōu méng}); surname Ou

Example sentences

• 爱尔兰在西欧。
  ài'ěrlán zài Xī'ōu.
  Ireland is in Western Europe.
• 我环游了欧洲。
  I travelled around Europe.
• 汤姆是欧洲人。
  Tom is European.
• 这个要三十欧元。
  Zhège yào sānshí ōuyuán.
  This will cost €30.
• 我下周要去欧洲。
  I'm going to Europe next week.
• 我从没去过欧洲。
  I've never been to Europe.

Words starting with 欧

• 欧洲Ōu zhōuEurope (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲
• 欧元ōu yuáneuro (currency)
• 欧盟Ōu méngEuropean Union; EU
• 欧阳Ōu yángtwo-character surname Ouyang
• 欧洲人Ōu zhōu rénEuropean (person)
• 欧美Ōu MěiEurope and America; the West
• 欧式Ōu shìin the European style; Euclidean
• 欧元区Ōu yuán qūEurozone
• 欧洲杯Ōu zhōu bēiEuropean Cup (e.g. soccer)
• 欧阳修Ōu yáng XiūOuyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian
• 欧了ōu le(colloquial) okay (loanword from "over")
• 欧亚Ōu YàEurope and Asia; Eurasia
• 欧分ōu fēneuro cent
• 欧包ōu bāoEuropean-style bread; (esp.) sourdough bread (abbr. for 欧洲面包
• 欧尼ōu ní(female usage) older sister (loanword from Korean "eonni")
• 欧巴ōu bā(female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa"); male friend
• 欧拉Ōu lāLeonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician
• 欧气ōu qì(net slang) very good luck (esp. in games)
• 欧巴马Ōu bā mǎ(Taiwan) Barack Obama (1961–), US Democrat politician, president 2009–2017
• 欧罗巴Ōu luó bāEurope; Europa
• 欧车前ōu chē qiánpsyllium (genus Plantago)
• 欧安组织Ōu Ān Zǔ zhīOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), abbr. for 欧洲安全与合作组织
• 欧洲法院Ōu zhōu Fǎ yuànEuropean Court of Justice
• 欧洲议会Ōu zhōu Yì huìEuropean Parliament

Words containing 欧

• 东欧Dōng ŌuEastern Europe
• 北欧Běi Ōunorth Europe; Scandinavia
• 西欧Xī ōuWestern Europe
• 印欧语Yìn Ōu yǔIndo-European (language)
• 南欧Nán ŌuSouthern Europe
• 中欧Zhōng ŌuSino-European
• 美欧Měi ŌuUS and EU; America-Europe
• 卡西欧Kǎ xī ōuCasio
• 东欧平原Dōng Ōu Píng yuánEast European Plain
• 非欧几何fēi ōu jǐ hénon-Euclidean geometry
• 阿法罗密欧Ā fǎ Luó mì ōuAlfa Romeo
• 米欧mǐ ōumu (Greek letter Μμ)
• 印欧人Yìn Ōu rénIndo-European (person)
• 印欧文Yìn Ōu wénIndo-European (language)
• 西欧联盟Xī ōu Lián méngWestern European Union (WEU)
• 印欧语系Yìn Ōu yǔ xìIndo-European family of languages
• 印欧语言Yìn Ōu yǔ yánIndo-European (language)
• 北欧两项Běi ōu liǎng xiàng(sports) Nordic combined
• 北欧航空公司Běi Ōu Háng kōng Gōng sīScandinavian Airlines (SAS)
• 脱欧tuō Ōuto withdraw from the European Union; abbr. for 脱离欧盟
• 脱亚入欧tuō Yà rù Ōuto abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe…
• 拖欧tuō Ōuto go through a difficult and protracted process in withdrawing from the EU, as in the…
• 仆欧pú ōu(old) waiter (loanword from "boy"); attendant
• 碧欧泉Bì ōu quánBiotherm (brand name)

Characters built on 区

These share the phonetic component 区 (qū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 殴ōuto beat up; to hit sb
• 呕ǒuvomit
• 鸥ōucommon gull
• 抠kōuto dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut…
• 瓯ōu(pottery) bowl or drinking vessel
• 讴ōuto sing; ballad; folk song
• 怄òuto annoy; to irritate; to be annoyed
• 沤ōububble; froth

Characters that look like 欧

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 政zhèngpolitical; politics; government
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
• 坡pōslope; sloping; slanted
• 纹wénline; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo
• 砍kǎnto chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
• 炊chuīto cook food

Sounds the same

Read ōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 殴to beat up; to hit sb
• 鸥common gull
• 瓯(pottery) bowl or drinking vessel
• 沤bubble; froth
• 讴to sing; ballad; folk song
• 𬉼severe drought; exceptionally hot weather
• 区surname Ou