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Animated Stroke Order 悠

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How to write 悠 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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悠

心xīn · heart

悠=

4.

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5.

How to Use 悠

Long-lasting or Leisurely

The character 悠 conveys the idea of a long duration or a relaxed state.

悠久 • yōu jiǔ • long-standing; age-old • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

zhōng中

guó国

yǒu有

zhe着

yōu悠

jiǔ久

de

Information

Pinyinyōu

Meaninglong, distant, leisurely, or tranquil

Strokes11

Radical心

Traditional悠

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Frequency#1228

Zhuyinㄧㄡ

UnicodeU+60A0

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攸yōu

+心xīn · heart

yōu悠

jiǔ久

long-standing; age-old

悠闲 • yōu xián • Leisurely / Carefree • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yōu悠

xián闲

Leisurely / Carefree

Verb Suffix for Casual Action

When unstressed, 悠 acts as a suffix to verbs indicating a casual, playful, or aimless action.

忽悠 • hū you • Deceive / Hoodwink • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hū忽

you悠

Deceive / Hoodwink

转悠 • zhuàn you • Wander around • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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zhuàn转

you悠

Wander around

的

lì历

shǐ史

wén文

huà化

。

China has a long history and culture.

tā他

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

yōu悠

xián闲

dì地

sàn散

bù步

。

He is taking a leisurely walk in the park

tā他

hū忽

yōu悠

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

wán玩

jù具

。

He tricked me into buying a toy.

Qiū秋

qiān千

zài在

fēng风

zhōng中

huàng晃

you悠

。

The swing sways in the wind.

yuǎn远

chù处

chuán传

lái来

yōu悠

yáng扬

de的

qín琴

shēng声

。

Melodious music from an instrument comes from afar.

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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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Same Radical

Characters with radical "心".

忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable
恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
息xīto rest, to cease, breath
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
怂sǒngto instigate; to incite

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