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yóu

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yóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yóu | you2
English translation
weak, lame

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About yóu

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Number of strokes

3

Radical frequency

66

Traditional form

yóu

Contains the radical

yóu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Cutting  off the feet  ér ; compare 

Etymology of yóu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸? gōu

Explanation

Pictograph of a person with bent legs.

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Words with yóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yóu lame yóu

yóu Decomposition & Compounds

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