CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- you1
- English meanings
- excellent, superior
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 尤.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “person”.
尤 is identified as the sound component (yóu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 优.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bless; protect
again
friend
west
especially; fault
young; immature
secluded; quiet; dark; secret
worry; sorrow
leisurely; long
distant; related
have
oil
swim
still; like; hesitate
by
induce; lure; tempt
mail; post
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 优先
- 优势
- 优化
- 优异
- 优惠
- 优点
- 优秀
- 优美
- 优良
- 优质
- 优越
- 优雅