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yǒu

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yǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǒu | you3
English translation
friend
friend, companion; fraternity

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About yǒu

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

yǒu

Contains the radical

yòu

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

Two hands  yòu joined, representing friendship;  yòu also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yǒu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸? yòu

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands togther to convey the meaning "friend".

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Example sentences using yǒu

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de 男友 nán yǒu lái .

She is itching for her boy friend to come.

ō , bīn 格莱先生 Xiānsheng de Chē yāo sòng de 朋友 péngyou dào 麦里 tún , 斯脱夫妇 fūfù yòu shì yǒu Chē .

Oh! but the gentlemen will have Mr. Bingley's chaise to go to Meryton; and the Hursts have no horses to theirs.

qiáo 并不比 de 朋友 péngyou .[ qiáo 他的朋友一样 yīyàng qióng .](比较 bǐjiào :Joewas notricher thanhisfriend. qiáo 比不上 bǐ bù shàng 他的朋友富. )

Joe was no richer than his friend.

安东尼奥 zuì hǎo de 朋友 péngyou shì wéi 名叫 míng jiào 巴萨 Bā sà 尼奥 de 年轻人 nián qīng rén .

Antonio's best friend was a young man named Bassanio.

彼得 Bǐ dé de 朋友 péngyou men 竭力 jié lì 使 shǐ 戒酒 jiè jiǔ .

Peter's friends do all they can to dry him out.

Words with yǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
朋友 péngyou friend朋友 péngyou
yǒu friend yǒu
女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend女朋友 nǚ péng you
男朋友 nán péng you boyfriend男朋友 nán péng you
友好 Yǒuhǎo friendly友好 Yǒuhǎo
女友 nǚ yǒu girlfriend女友 nǚ yǒu
好友 hǎo yǒu pal好友 hǎo yǒu
友谊 yǒuyì companionship友誼
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu
队友 duì yǒu teammate隊友
男友 nán yǒu boyfriend男友 nán yǒu
老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend老朋友 lǎo péng you
友情 yǒu qíng friendship友情 yǒu qíng
室友 shì yǒu roommate室友 shì yǒu
好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend好朋友 hǎo péng you
战友 zhàn yǒu comrade-in-arms戰友
友善 yǒu shàn friendly友善 yǒu shàn
亲友 qīn yǒu friends and relatives親友
老友 lǎo yǒu old friend老友 lǎo yǒu
友人 yǒu rén friend友人 yǒu rén
交友 jiāo yǒu to make friends交友 jiāo yǒu
盟友 méng yǒu ally盟友 méng yǒu
校友 xiào yǒu schoolmate校友 xiào yǒu
亲朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family親朋好友
交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends交朋友 jiāo péng you

yǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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yǒu Decomposition

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yǒu Compounds

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