friend, companion
Animated Stroke Order 友
Stroke Order Diagrams 友
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HSK Vocabulary: 友
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 友 is used in context
1
liǎng两
guó国
guān关
xì系
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu友
hǎo好
。
The relationship between the two countries is very friendly.
2
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
hǎo好
péng朋
yǒu友
。
He is my good friend
3
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
cháng长
cún存
。
Our friendship lasts forever.
4
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
He is my friend.
5
wǒ我
hé和
péng朋
yǒu友
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
I went to the park with my friend to have fun.
6
péng朋
yǒu友
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
gāi该
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
zhù助
，
fēn分
xiǎng享
kuài快
lè乐
hé和
fēn分
dān担
kùn困
nán难
。
Friends should help each other, share happiness, and bear difficulties together.
7
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
，
hěn很
yǒu友
hǎo好
。
He is my friend and very friendly.
8
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
de的
rén人
men们
duì对
wài外
guó国
yóu游
kè客
hěn很
yǒu友
hǎo好
。
People in this city are very friendly to foreign tourists.
9
liǎng两
guó国
lǐng领
dǎo导
rén人
jìn进
xíng行
le了
yǒu友
hǎo好
huì会
tán谈
，
tǎo讨
lùn论
le了
hé合
zuò作
shì事
yí宜
。
The leaders of the two countries held friendly talks and discussed cooperation matters.
10
wǒ我
hé和
tā他
shì是
hǎo好
péng朋
yǒu友
，
wǒ我
men们
yǒu有
yǒu友
yì谊
。
He and I are good friends, we have friendship.
Information
Traditional友
Radical又
Strokes4
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#62
Zhuyinㄧㄡˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+53CB
CangjieKE
☯️
Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality