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右
yòu
1. right (-hand)
2. the Right (politics)
3. west (old)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

右
yòu
right; right-wing
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

反右
fǎnyòu
anti-rightist
右翼
yòuyì
the right flank
右舵
yòuduò
right rudder
右舷
yòuxián
starboard (of a ship)
右袒
yòutǎn
to take sides with
右转
yòuzhuǎn
to turn right
右边
yòubian
right side
HSK 2
右下
yòuxià
lower right
右首
yòushǒu
right-hand side
右侧
yòucè
right side
右手
yòushǒu
right hand
右方
yòufāng
right-hand side
右江
Yòujiāng
Youjiang district of Baise city [[百色市<Bǎisèshì>]], Guangxi
右倾
yòuqīng
right-deviation
右派
yòupài
(political) right
邻右
línyòu
neighbor
右玉
Yòuyù
Youyu county in Shuozhou [[朔州<Shuòzhōu>]], Shanxi
右上
yòushàng
upper right
左右
zuǒyòu
left and right
HSK 4
巴林右
Bālínyòu
Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng [[赤峰<Chìfēng>]], Inner Mongolia

Example Sentences (1)

从这儿一直往前走，到了前面的路口再往右走。
Cóng zhèr yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu,dào le qiánmiàn de lùkǒu zài wǎng yòu zǒu.
Go straight ahead from here, then at the intersection ahead turn right.
Text 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
782
Word Frequency Rank
1,614 of 84,292