HomeLearn Chinese CharactersAll 300 characters

yòu — “again”

How to write and say the Chinese character (yòu), which means again — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Little glue words.

Pinyin · 拼音 yòu
Meaning · 意思 again
Strokes · 笔画 2
Radical · 部首 (right hand)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

又 is written with 2 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A little picture: a right hand, representing a pair; compare 左.

A common word常用词

yòuláile

here we go again

Example sentence例句

píngguǒyòuyòuhóng

The apple is big and red.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.