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莸 (you): A kind of grass (Caryopteris) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 莸

臭莸 • chòuyóu • stinky bluebeard (a species of Caryopteris)

chòu臭

yóu莸

stinky bluebeard (a species of Caryopteris)

莸属 • yóushǔ • Caryopteris (plant genus)

yóu莸

shǔ属

Caryopteris (plant genus)

莸草 • yóucǎo • bluebeard plant, a type of grass (Caryopteris)

yóu莸

cǎo草

bluebeard plant, a type of grass (Caryopteris)

一薰一莸 • yī xūn yī yóu • Good is often overshadowed by evil; a good person or thing is overwhelmed by a bad one when they are mixed together.

yī一

xūn薰

yī一

yóu莸

Good is often overshadowed by evil; a good person or thing is overwhelmed by a bad one when they are mixed together.

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Example Sentences

Chòu臭

yóu莸

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

zhōng中

cǎo草

yào药

。

Stinky bluebeard is a common Chinese herbal medicine.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

yóu莸

cǎo草

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

zhì

Information

Pinyinyou

Meaninga kind of grass (Caryopteris)

Strokes—

Radical艹

Traditional—

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Zhuyin—

UnicodeU+83B8

Cangjie—

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治

liáo疗

gǎn感

mào冒

。

This kind of bluebeard plant can be used to treat colds.

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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 "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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