友(yǒu): friend
HSK 14 strokes
friend
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Meaning
- friend
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 友 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿸？又Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.
How to write 友 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 友
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