(yóu)

HSK 54 strokes

surname You

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yóu
Meaning
surname You
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿻尢丶

In this compound, supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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  4. 4

Words with

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

yóu
HSK 5

especially; particularly

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yóuwèi
HSK 7-9

especially

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yóukǎn

Rjukan (city in Norway)

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yóu

Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-…

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(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

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Juventus, Italian football team

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