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友
yǒu
1. friend
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

友
yǒu
friend, companion; fraternity
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

网友
wǎngyǒu
online friend
友好
yǒuhǎo
friendly
HSK 4
友悌
yǒutì
brotherly bond
友情
yǒuqíng
friendly feelings
友爱
yǒuài
friendly affection
友谊
yǒuyì
companionship
HSK 4
友军
yǒujūn
friendly forces
友邦
yǒubāng
friendly state
基友
jīyǒu
(slang) very close same-sex friend
女友
nǚyǒu
girlfriend
好友
hǎoyǒu
close friend
婚友
hūnyǒu
singles seeking marriage partners
室友
shìyǒu
roommate
密友
mìyǒu
close friend
工友
gōngyǒu
workmate
师友
shīyǒu
friend from whom you can seek advice
年友
niányǒu
friendship of people in same year
床友
chuángyǒu
(slang) friend with benefits
悌友
tìyǒu
to show brotherly love for friends
戚友
qīyǒu
relatives and friends

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
593
Word Frequency Rank
1,142 of 84,292

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