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yǒu

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yǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
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About yǒu

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

yǒu

Contains the radical

Hēi

Part of speech

Status word / 状态词 Zhuàngtài cí

Learning hint

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Etymology of yǒu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

黑幼

Semantic compound

Hēi

Phonetic compound

yòu

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Example sentences using yǒu

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脸上黝黑 yǒu hēi 滑润,由于 yóuyú chū hán ér 发光 fā guāng .

His skin was tanned and smooth and shiny with sweat.

瘦高, 皮肤 pífū 黝黑 yǒu hēi , yǒu 一双漂亮 piàoliang de 眼睛 yǎnjing .

She was tall , slim, rather swarthy, with large saucy eyes.

tuō xià le 衬衫 chènshān 展现 zhǎnxiàn chū shài 黝黑 yǒu hēi de 身体 shēntǐ .

He took off his shirt to reveal his tanned torso.

沙滩 shātān shǎng shài 黝黑 yǒu hēi de 身体 shēntǐ

sun-kissed bodies on the beach

他们 tā men zài 海边 hǎi biān dāi le 几个 jǐ ge 星期 xīngqī 皮肤 pífū shài 黝黑 yǒu hēi 发亮 fā liàng

Their skin was tanned and glowing from their weeks at the sea.

Words with yǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
黝黑 yǒu hēi dark黝黑 yǒu hēi
yǒu black yǒu

yǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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