幼(yòu)

HSK 45 strokes

young

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Character information

Pinyin
yòu
Meaning
young
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 幼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰幺力

One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

幺yāo力lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 幼 step by step

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

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Words with 幼

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

yòu幼ér儿yuán园
HSK 4

kindergarten

Open 幼儿园 page →
yòu幼zhì稚
HSK 7-9

young

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fù妇yòu幼

women and children

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nián年yòu幼

young; underage

Open 年幼 page →
yòu幼zǎi仔

(zoology) the young; immature offspring

Open 幼仔 page →
yīng婴yòu幼ér儿

baby

Open 婴幼儿 page →
zūn尊lǎo老ài爱yòu幼

respect the old and cherish the young

Open 尊老爱幼 page →
yòu幼ér儿

young child

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From 幼’s common words

儿园稚妇年仔婴尊

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