u

1. The 21st letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter u.
3. The 21st in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter U.
5. U A grade that indicates an unsatisfactory status.

mass SI In a molecular/atomic context, u, see unified atomic mass unit.

other As a graphic appearance, u is sometimes used for μ, i.e. micro-.

The twenty-first letter of the modern English alphabet is represented by ur [blackthorn] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland.

For other uses of "U", see U (disambiguation).

Look up U or u in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Basic Latin alphabet
Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd
Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh
Ii	Jj	Kk	Ll	Mm	Nn
Oo	Pp	Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt
Uu	Vv	Ww	Xx	Yy	Zz

U is the twenty-first letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English (pronounced /ˈjuː/) is spelled u;^[1] the plural is ues, though this is rare.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Codes for computing 3 See also 4 References

History

The letter U ultimately comes from the Semitic letter Waw by way of the letter V. See the letter V for details.

During the late Middle Ages, two forms of "v" developed, which were both used for modern u and v. The pointed form "v" was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form "u" was used in the middle or end, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, "have" and "upon" were printed haue and vpon. The first distinction between the letters "u" and "v" is recorded in a Gothic alphabet from 1386, where "v" preceded "u". By the mid-1500s, the "v" form was used to represent the consonant and "u" the vowel sound, giving us the modern letter "u". Capital "U" was not accepted as a distinct letter until many years later.^[3]

Codes for computing

Alternative representations of U

NATO phonetic	Morse code
Uniform	··–

Signal flag	Flag semaphore	Braille

In Unicode the capital U is codepoint U+0055 and the lowercase u is U+0075.

The ASCII code for capital U is 85 and for lowercase u is 117; or in binary 01010101 and 01110101, correspondingly.

The EBCDIC code for capital U is 228 and for lowercase u is 164.

The numeric character references in HTML and XML are "U" and "u" for upper and lower case respectively.

See also

V W Ŭ Ʉ

Υ, υ - Upsilon (Greek) У, у - U (Cyrillic)

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References

1. ^ "U" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993)
2. ^ Brown & Kiddle (1870) The institutes of English grammar, p 19.
   Ues is the plural of the name of the letter; the plural of the letter itself is U's, Us, u's, or us.
3. ^ Pflughaupt, Laurent (2008). Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany. trans. Gregory Bruhn. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 9781568987378. http://books.google.com/books?id=63Qnbt2CMiMC&pg=PA124. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 

The Basic modern Latin alphabet
Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd	Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Jj	Kk	Ll	Mm	Nn	Oo	Pp	Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt	Uu	Vv	Ww	Xx	Yy	Zz
Letter U with diacritics ÚúÙùŬŭÛûǓǔŮůÜüǗǘǛǜǙǚǕǖŰűŨũṸṹŲųŪūṺṻỦủȔȕȖȗƯưỨứỪừỮữỬửỰựỤụṲṳṶṷṴṵɄʉᵾᶙ history • palaeography • derivations • diacritics • punctuation • numerals • Unicode • list of letters • ISO/IEC 646

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - det 21. bogstav i alfabetet

2.
abbr. - up-kvark
symb. - mikro-

1.
n. - det 21. bogstav i alfabetet, censureringsbetegnelse for biograffilm

2.
abbr. - United; f.eks.i sportsklubber, universal, Uruguay
symb. - [kem.] Uranium

3.
adj. - Upper Class; overklasse

4.
n. - burmesisk ærestitel, foran mandlige navne

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenheid, verenigd, universiteit, vereniging (wiskunde), Opper-, voor alle leeftijden (Britse filmkeuring)

Français (French)
1.
n. - u (vingt-et-unième lettre de l'alphabet)

2.
abbr. - (Phys) quark U
symb. - (Mes) micro-

1.
n. - U (vingt-et-unième lettre de l'alphabet), en forme de U, demi-tour

2.
abbr. - (abrév = United) (Sport) Unis (clubs), (abrév = universal) (Cin) tous publics, (Géog) Uruguay
symb. - (Chim) uranium, (Biochim) uracile

3.
adj. - (GB) distingué (un accent, un comportement), ce qui est bien, comme il faut

4.
n. - M./Monsieur (en Birmanie)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - u

2.
abbr. - für die Oberschicht typisch, Universität
symb. - jugendfrei, (Chem.) Uran

1.
n. - U

2.
abbr. - für die Oberschicht typisch, Universität
symb. - jugendfrei, (Chem.) Uran

3.
adj. - vornehme Ausdrucksweise

4.
n. - birmanische Respektform

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - το εικοστό πρώτο γράμμα του αγγλικού αλφαβήτου
symb. - (για κινηματογραφικό έργο) κατάλληλο για ανηλίκους, (χημ.) ουράνιο
abbr. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) ανώτερη κοινωνική τάξη

Italiano (Italian)
delle classi superiori, U

Português (Portuguese)
n. - a vigésima primeira letra do alfabeto (m)
symb. - urânio (Quím.)
abbr. - uniforme, universidade, unido.

Русский (Russian)
высшее общество, характерный для высшего общества, культурный, (фильм), разрешенный для показа в любой аудитории, символическое обозначение химического элемента уран

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - la vigésima primera letra del alfabeto inglés

2.
abbr. - abrev. de u cuark
symb. - símb. de micro

1.
n. - la vigésima primera letra del alfabeto inglés

2.
abbr. - abrev. de unión (clubes deportivos, universal, Uruguay
symb. - símb. de uranio

3.
adj. - de las clases altas, aristocrático

4.
n. - Título de respeto usado en Birmania (delante de un nombre de hombre)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - U
symb. - Uranium
abbr. - universitet, universal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 英语字母中的第二十一个字母, 小写为u

2. 英语字母中的第二十一个字母, 小写为u

1. 字母u

2. 原子质量单位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 英語字母中的第二十一個字母, 小寫為u

2.
adj. - 英語字母中的第二十一個字母, 小寫為u

1.
n. - 字母u

2.
abbr. - 原子質量單位

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 영어 알파벳 제21번째 소문자 'U'

2.
abbr. - 업쿼크 (가설상의 소립자 구성 요소)
symb. - 극소의

1.
n. - 영어 알파벳 제21번째 대문자 'U'

2.
abbr. - United (연합의), Universal(보편적인), Uruguay (우루과이)
symb. - 우라늄

3.
adj. - (말씨나 태도 등이) 상류사회에 적당한

4.
n. - 버마어에서 이름 앞에 붙이는 존칭

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上流階級的な
n. - ユー, U字形のもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحرف الحادي والعشرون من الابجديه الانكليزيه (علامه) مختصر : مادة اليورانيوم (اختصار) يو ( العنصر الكيماوي يورانيوم)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮האות ה-12 באלפבית האנגלי‬
abbr. - ‮קוורק 'מעלה' - קוורק שהמטען החשמלי שלו הוא 3/2 מהמטען החשמלי של אלקטרון (פיסיקה)‬
symb. - ‮מיליונית- (ביחידות-מידה)‬
n. - ‮האות ה-12 באלפבית האנגלי‬
abbr. - ‮לכל הגילים (סרט), כלל-עולמי, אורוגוואי, בשמות של מועדוני ספורט: יונייטד (מאוחד)‬
symb. - ‮היסוד אוראניום (כימיה)‬
adj. - ‮מאפיין את המעמדות הגבוהים בחברה (מבחינת שפה והתנהגות חברתית)‬
n. - ‮תואר-כבוד בורמאי הבא לפני השם‬

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