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yòu

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yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
enamel, glaze

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About yòu

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

yòu

Contains the radical

biàn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

collect

Etymology of yòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

釆由

Semantic compound

biàn

Phonetic compound

yóu

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using yòu

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清理 qīnglǐ 废弃 fèi qì de 车间 chē jiān shí 发现 fāxiàn le 成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn kuài 意大利 Yì dà lì 风格 fēnggé de 釉面砖

The clearing out of disused workshops laid bare thousands of Italianate glazed tiles.

Words with yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yòu glaze (of porcelain) yòu
牙釉质 yá yòu zhì tooth enamel牙釉質
青釉 qīng yòu celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze青釉 qīng yòu

yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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