(yóu)

HSK 212 strokesTrad.

surname You

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yóu
Meaning
surname You
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵斿

To swim freely 斿 through the seas 氵

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : walk

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

dǎoyóu
HSK 4

tour guide

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shàngyóu
HSK 7-9

upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream

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xiàyóu
HSK 7-9

lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream

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chūyóu
HSK 7-9

to go on a tour

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zhōngyóu

the middle stretches of a river; middle level; middle echelon; midstream

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day trip; one-day tour

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jiāoyóu

to have friendly relationships

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