呦(yōu)

8 strokes

Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc)

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Character information

Pinyin
yōu
Meaning
Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); used in 呦呦[you1 you1]
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 呦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口幼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 幼 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu幼yòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 呦 step by step

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

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Words with 呦

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

yōu呦yōu呦

(literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer

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āi哎yōu呦

(interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc); Oh my!; Uh-oh!; Ah!; Ouch!

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Related characters

From 呦’s common words

哎

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