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CHINESE CHARACTER

yóu

游

游

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swim

Numbered pinyin
you2
English meanings
swim, float, travel, rove

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 斿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵斿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他xǐhuan喜欢yóuyǒng游泳。

    He likes swimming.

  2. 02

    chūqu出去yóuwán游玩。

    Go out to play.

  3. 03

    yóu游biàn遍quánguó全国。

    Travel all over the country.

  4. 04

    tā他zài在shuǐ水lǐ里yóu游。

    He swims in the water.

  5. 05

    huánqiú环球lǚxíng旅行。

    A round-the-world trip.

  6. 06

    mànmàn慢慢yóu游。

    Swim slowly.

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