CHINESE CHARACTER

优 (yōu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yōu

superior; elegant

HSK 46 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 优.

尤

Phonetic component

尤 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 优 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 优

优点yōudiǎn

HSK 4 · merit; benefit; strong point; advantage

优秀yōuxiù

HSK 4 · outstanding; excellent

优惠yōuhuì

HSK 5 · privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price)

优良yōuliáng

HSK 5 · fine; good; first-rate

优美yōuměi

HSK 5 · graceful; fine; elegant

优势yōushì

HSK 5 · superiority; dominance; advantage

Examples using 优

优点

你们的优点和缺点是什么？

Nǐ men de yōu diǎn hé quē diǎn shì shén yāo？

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

优秀

你是个优秀的记者。

Nǐ shì gè yōu xiù de jì zhě。

You're an excellent journalist.

优惠

如用现金付款，我们给予九折优惠。

Rú yòng xiàn jīn fù kuǎn， wǒ men jǐ yǔ jiǔ zhé yōu huì。

We give a 10% discount for cash.

FAQ

What does 优 (yōu) mean in Chinese?

superior; elegant

How do you write 优 in stroke order?

优 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 优?

亻 is the radical in 优. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 优?

优点 (yōudiǎn): merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; 优秀 (yōuxiù): outstanding; excellent; 优惠 (yōuhuì): privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price).