尤(yóu): surname You
HSK 54 strokes
surname You
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yóu
- Meaning
- surname You
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 尤 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 尤 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 4
Words with 尤
Common words using 尤 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
Open 以儆效尤 page →Related characters
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