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右 yòu — “right”
How to write and say the Chinese character 右 (yòu), which means right — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 yòu
Meaning · 意思 right
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
右 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A hand above a mouth 口 — the right hand, the one most people eat and write with.
A common word常用词
右手
right hand
Example sentence例句
我用右手写字。
I write with my right hand.
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