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1.

Animated Stroke Order 尤

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 尤 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 尤

尤 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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尤

丶dot

尤=尢lame+丶dot

A bent leg with an extra stroke indicating a wart or abnormality — originally meaning a wart, now extended to mean outstanding or especially.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 尤

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5.

How to Use 尤

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

Adverb meaning 'especially'

These words use 尤 as an intensifier, similar to 'especially' or 'particularly'.

尤其 • yóu qí • especially • HSK 4

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yóu尤

qí其

especially

尤为 • yóu wéi • Especially / Particularly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yóu尤

wéi为

Especially / Particularly

6.

Example Sentences

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

tā他

yóu尤

qí其

xǐ喜

huan欢

yuè阅

dú读

kē科

huàn幻

xiǎo小

shuō说

。

He especially likes reading science fiction novels.

zhè这

zhǒng种

bù不

liáng良

xíng行

wéi为

bù不

kě可

xiào效

yù遇

dào到

kùn困

nán难

bú不

yào要

yuàn怨

tiān天

yóu

Information

Pinyinyóu

Meaningoutstanding

Strokes4

Radical尢

Traditional尤

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#791

Zhuyinㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+5C24

CangjieIKU

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yóu尤

。

This bad behavior should not be imitated.

尤

rén人

。

Don't blame others when facing difficulties.

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