又(yòu)

HSK 22 strokes

(once) again

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Character information

Pinyin
yòu
Meaning
(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 又 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph

A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write 又 step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2

Words with 又

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

yòu又jí及

P.S.; postscript

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yòu又míng名

also known as; alternative name; to also be called

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yòu又chēng称

also known as

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yòu又yī一cì次

yet again

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shǎo少zhī之yòu又shǎo少

very few; very little

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yù欲yán言yòu又zhǐ止

to want to say sth but then hesitate

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xuán玄zhī之yòu又xuán玄

mystery within a mystery

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及名称一次少之欲

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