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尤
yóu
1. outstanding
2. particularly, especially
3. a fault
4. to express discontentment against
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尤
yóu
especially, particularly
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

蚩尤
ChīYóu
Chi You, legendary creator of metalworking and weapons
尤其
yóuqí
especially
HSK 4
尤坎
Yóukǎn
Rjukan (city in Norway)
尤德
Yóudé
Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978, governor of Hong Kong 1982-1986
尤指
yóuzhǐ
especially
尤溪
Yóuxī
Youxi county in Sanming [[三明<Sānmíng>]], Fujian
尤为
yóuwéi
especially
尤物
yóuwù
rarity
尤诟
yóugòu
shame
尤金
Yóujīn
Eugene (name)
愆尤
qiānyóu
crime
效尤
xiàoyóu
to follow a bad example
尤卡坦
Yóukǎtǎn
Yucatan (Mexican province)
尤其是
yóuqíshì
especially
尤溪县
Yóuxīxiàn
Youxi county in Sanming [[三明<Sānmíng>]], Fujian
尤加利
yóujiālì
eucalyptus (loanword)
怨天尤人
yuàntiānyóurén
(idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
以儆效尤
yǐjǐngxiàoyóu
in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
尤利西斯
Yóulìxīsī
Ulysses (novel)
尤尔钦科
Yóuěrqīnkē
Yurchenko (name)

Alternate Entries

尤
Yóu
surname You

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,098
Word Frequency Rank
1,725 of 84,292

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