(yòu)

11 strokes

larva

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yòu
Meaning
larva
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰虫幼

An immature 幼 insect 虫; 幼 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 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.

wěiyòu

tailed larva; Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)

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