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游 yóu — “to swim”
How to write and say the Chinese character 游 (yóu), which means to swim — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Songs, games & stories.
Pinyin · 拼音 yóu
Meaning · 意思 to swim
Strokes · 笔画 12
Radical · 部首 氵 (water)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
游 is written with 12 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: to swim freely 斿 through the seas 氵.
A common word常用词
游泳
to swim
Example sentence例句
夏天我去游泳。
In summer I go swimming.
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