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右 yòu

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右 yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
right (-hand)
the Right (politics)
west (old)
right; right-wing

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About 右 yòu

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

右 yòu

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Etymology of 右 yòu

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Positional decomposition

⿸？口 kǒu

Explanation

Pictograph of a right hand. The 口 kǒu (mouth) component was added later to distinguish the character from 又 yòu .

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Example sentences using 右 yòu

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这 zhè 只 zhǐ 手表 shǒubiǎo 价值 jiàzhí 80元 Yuán 左右 zuǒyòu .

The watch is worth about eighty yuan.

为什么 wèishénme 卡布在 zài 秒 miǎo 义右可以 kěyǐ 最 zuì 快 kuài 呢 ne ?

Why is the cappaciuno fastest on Myogi rite now?

他 tā 那 Nā 只 zhǐ 无望 wú wàng 的 de 右 yòu 爪 zhǎo 本能 běnnéng 地 de 抓住 zhuā zhù 一 yī 棵 kē 矮 ǎi 树 shù 的 de 枝干,一下 yīxià 就 jiù 抓住不放 fàng 了 le .

By instinct he catches hold of a small tree with his right claw.

约翰 Yuē hàn 缴付 jiǎo fù 的 de 税款 shuì kuǎn 平均 píngjūn 达到 dádào 他 tā 收入 shōurù 的 de 五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī 左右 zuǒyòu .

John's taxes averaged out to about a fifth of his income.

我 wǒ 左右 zuǒyòu 闲 xián 着没事,就 jiù 陪 péi 你 nǐ 走一趟 tāng 吧 bā .

Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you.

Words with 右 yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
左右 zuǒyòu nearby左右 zuǒyòu
右 yòu right (-hand)右 yòu
右边 yòubian right side右邊
右手 yòu shǒu right hand右手 yòu shǒu
右侧 yòu cè right side右側
右翼 yòu yì the right flank右翼 yòu yì
座右铭 zuòyòumíng motto座右銘
右面 yòu miàn right side右面 yòu miàn
左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu
右派 yòu pài right wing右派 yòu pài
右倾 yòu qīng right-wing右傾
右方 yòu fāng right-hand side右方 yòu fāng
右派分子 yòu pài fèn zǐ rightist elements右派份子
右转 yòu zhuǎn to turn right右轉
左顾右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around左顧右盼
左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)左右開弓
左邻右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors左鄰右舍
左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán fig. to turn everything into gold左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán
左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng to ponder左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng

右 yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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右 yòu Decomposition

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右 yòu Compounds

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  • 右 yòu
    • 若 ruò
      • 匿 nì
      • 诺 nuò , 惹 rě , 偌 ruò , 喏 nuò , 諾 nuò , 锘 nuò , 箬 ruò , 婼 chuò , 蠚 hē , 鄀 ruò , 掿, 楉, 渃, 睰, 蹃, 逽, 鍩, 鰙
    • 毚 chán
      • 儳 chàn , 劖 chán , 嚵 chán , 攙 chān
    • 佑 yòu , 祐 yòu , 醢 hǎi , 橐 tuó , 槗
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