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yòu

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yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
to help; to protect; to bless

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About yòu

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

yòu

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

person

Etymology of yòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻右

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

yòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and yòu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yòu

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bèi 灵活 línghuó 复佑 de 姓别年龄 niánlíng 索引 suǒ yǐn 迷惑 míhuo zhù le .

I'm perplexed by the flexible complex index of sex and age.

táo 还有 hái yǒu 驱邪 qū xié guǐ , yòu 生命 shēngmìng de 特质 tè zhì .

The peach have the traits of expelling evil spirits and safeguarding life.

要是 yàoshi gēn 作对 zuò duì 就让上帝保佑

God help him if he gets in my way.

yuàn 上帝保佑 men ,” shuì ,“ shuí 帮不 le 他们了。”

"God help them," he said. "They're beyond help."

shuí yāo le jiù 只有 zhǐyǒu kào 老天 lǎo tiān 保佑 bǎo yòu le

Heaven help the man she marries.

Words with yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
保佑 bǎo yòu blessing保佑 bǎo yòu
yòu to assist yòu
庇佑 bì yòu to bless庇佑 bì yòu
詹天佑 Zhān Tiān yòu Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer詹天佑 Zhān Tiān yòu
佑护 yòu hù blessing佑護

yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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