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友 yǒu — “friend”
How to write and say the Chinese character 友 (yǒu), which means friend — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 yǒu
Meaning · 意思 friend
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 又 (right hand)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
友 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation.
A common word常用词
好友
good friend
Example sentence例句
小朋友们手拉手。
The little friends hold hands.
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.