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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)

交友
jiāoyǒu
to make friends
住友
Zhùyǒu
Sumitomo, Japanese company
博友
bóyǒu
lit. blog friend
友人
yǒurén
friend
友善
yǒushàn
friendly
友好
Yǒuhǎo
Youhao district of Yichun city [[伊春市<Yīchūnshì>]], Heilongjiang
HSK 4
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

Metadata

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

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