偶(ǒu)

HSK 511 strokes

accidental

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Character information

Pinyin
ǒu
Meaning
accidental; image; pair; mate
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 偶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻禺

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 禺 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén禺yú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 偶 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 偶

Common words using 偶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ǒu偶xiàng像
HSK 5

idol

Open 偶像 page →
ǒu偶rán然
HSK 5

incidentally

Open 偶然 page →
ǒu偶ěr尔
HSK 5

occasionally

Open 偶尔 page →
mù木ǒu偶
HSK 7-9

puppet

Open 木偶 page →
pèi配ǒu偶
HSK 7-9

spouse

Open 配偶 page →
rén人ǒu偶

puppet; figure

Open 人偶 page →
jiā佳ǒu偶

happily married couple

Open 佳偶 page →
ǒu偶yī一

accidentally; once in a while; very occasionally

Open 偶一 page →

Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 偶’s common words

像然尔木配人佳一

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