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Animated Stroke Order 友

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 友 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 友

友 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

友

友=又hand+又hand

Two hands (又又) together — friends or companions helping each other with joined hands.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 友

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5.

How to Use 友

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 友 works in context.

Words for a friendly quality or relationship

友X

In these words, 友 starts the word and describes a friendly quality or the bond between friends.

友好 • yǒu hǎo • friendly • HSK 4

HSK 4

yǒu友

hǎo好

friendly

友谊 • yǒu yì • companionship • HSK 4

HSK 4

yǒu友

yì谊

companionship

友情 • yǒu qíng • friendly feelings • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

yǒu友

qíng情

friendly feelings

友善 • yǒu shàn • Friendly / amicable • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǒu友

shàn善

Friendly / amicable

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 友

HSK words that contain this character.

朋友 • péng you • friend

HSK 1

péng朋

you友

friend

女朋友 • nǚ péng you • girlfriend

HSK 3.0 · L1

nǚ女

péng朋

you友

girlfriend

小朋友 • xiǎo péng yǒu • child

HSK 3.0 · L1

xiǎo小

péng朋

yǒu友

child

男朋友 • nán péng you • boyfriend

HSK 3.0 · L1

nán男

péng朋

you友

boyfriend

网友 • wǎng yǒu • online friend

HSK 3.0 · L4

wǎng网

yǒu友

online friend

亲朋好友 • qīn péng hǎo yǒu • friends and family

HSK 3.0 · L5

qīn亲

péng朋

hǎo好

yǒu友

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 友 is used in context

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.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

hǎo好

péng朋

you友

。

He is my good friend.

wǒ我

men们

de的

yǒu友

yì谊

cháng长

cún存

。

Our friendship lasts forever.

Information

Pinyinyǒu

Meaningfriend

Strokes4

Radical又

Traditional友

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#62

Zhuyinㄧㄡˇ

UnicodeU+53CB

CangjieKE

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Characters pronounced "you".

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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Characters with radical "又".

叔shūfather's younger brother; uncle
又yòuagain
叛pànto betray, to rebel
反fǎnopposite, reverse, against
双shuānga pair of
及jíto reach; to catch up; and

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