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yòu

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yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
grapefruit, pomelo

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About yòu

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yòu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of yòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木由

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yóu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yòu

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这张柚木 yòu mù 桌子 zhuōzi de 桌腿 yǒu 凹槽 aō cáo 纹饰 wén shì

The teak table has fluted legs.

zhè shì chú 柚木 yòu mù 以外 yǐ wài 最好 zuìhǎo de 造船 zào chuán 木材 mù cái

With the exception of teak, this is the finest wood for boat construction.

边境 biānjìng shǎng suǒ yǒu de 东西 dōngxī dōu yǒu 定价 dìng jià pǐn 柚木 yòu mù 走私 zǒusī pǐn 无一例外

Everything along the border has its price: drugs, teak, smuggled goods.

Mén shì yóu chún 柚木 yòu mù 制成 zhì chéng 做工 zuò gōng 精美 jīng měi

The door is beautifully made in solid teak.

柠檬 níng méng suān 可以 kěyǐ Cóng chéng zhī 柠檬汁 níng méng zhī 、酸橙汁或者 huòzhě 柚子 yòu zi zhī Zhōng 提取 tí qǔ

Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruit.

Words with yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
柚子 yòu zi shaddock柚子 yòu zi
yòu shaddock yòu
柚木 yòu mù shaddock柚木 yòu mù
葡萄柚 pú táo yòu grapefruit葡萄柚 pú táo yòu

yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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