右(yòu): (bound form) right
HSK 15 strokes
(bound form) right
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yòu
- Meaning
- (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 右 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 右 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 右
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