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Animated Stroke Order 优

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How to write 优 — animated stroke order

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4.

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5.

How to Use 优

Describing excellence or high quality

These words use 优 to mean excellent or superior in quality.

优点 • yōu diǎn • advantage • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 优

优美 • yōu měi • graceful; fine; exquisite

HSK 5

yōu优

měi

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

dé得

dào到

le了

yōu优

hòu厚

de

Information

Pinyinyōu

Meaningexcellent, superior, outstanding

Strokes6

Radical亻

Traditional優

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#683

Zhuyinㄧㄡ

UnicodeU+4F18

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+尤outstanding

A person (亻) with exceptional qualities (尤) — superior or excellent, like a standout individual.

yōu优

diǎn点

advantage

优秀 • yōu xiù • outstanding • HSK 4

HSK 4

yōu优

xiù秀

outstanding

优良 • yōu liáng • fine • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yōu优

liáng良

fine

Indicating advantage or preference

These words use 优 to mean advantage, discount, or priority.

优势 • yōu shì • superiority • HSK 5

HSK 5

yōu优

shì势

superiority

优惠 • yōu huì • discount • HSK 5

HSK 5

yōu优

huì惠

discount

优先 • yōu xiān • take precedence; prior • HSK 6

HSK 6

yōu优

xiān先

take precedence; prior

美

graceful; fine; exquisite

优质 • yōu zhì • excellent quality

HSK 3.0 · L5

yōu优

zhì质

excellent quality

优化 • yōu huà • to optimize

HSK 3.0 · L6

yōu优

huà化

to optimize

优异 • yōu yì • excellent; outstanding

HSK 6

yōu优

yì异

excellent; outstanding

优越 • yōu yuè • superior; advantageous

HSK 6

yōu优

yuè越

superior; advantageous

优胜劣汰 • yōu shèng liè tài • survival of the fittest

HSK 6

yōu优

shèng胜

liè劣

tài汰

survival of the fittest

的

bào报

chóu酬

。

He received generous compensation.

tā她

shì是

yì一

míng名

yōu优

xiù秀

de的

xué学

shēng生

。

She is an excellent student.

niú牛

nǎi奶

fù富

hán含

yōu优

zhì质

dàn蛋

bái白

zhì质

。

Milk is rich in high-quality protein

lǎo老

nián年

rén人

kě可

yǐ以

yōu优

xiān先

shàng上

chē车

。

Elderly people can board the bus first.

zhè这

jiā家

shāng商

diàn店

tí提

gōng供

yōu优

huì惠

jià价

gé格

。

This store offers discounted prices.

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釉yòuglaze
酉yǒu10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel
铀yóuuranium
鱿yóucuttlefish
攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
油yóuoil, grease, fat

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倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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