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幼
yòu
1. young
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

幼
yòu
infant, young child; immature
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

妇幼
fùyòu
women and children
年幼
niányòu
young
幼儿
yòuér
young child
幼女
yòunǚ
young girl
幼妹
yòumèi
younger sister
幼小
yòuxiǎo
young
幼年
yòunián
childhood
幼弟
yòudì
younger brother
幼教
yòujiào
preschool education
幼时
yòushí
childhood
幼兽
yòushòu
cub
幼稚
yòuzhì
young
HSK 6
幼童
yòutóng
young child
幼苗
yòumiáo
young sprout
幼虫
yòuchóng
larva
幼雏
yòuchú
young bird
幼马
yòumǎ
young horse
幼体
yòutǐ
the young (unborn or newborn) of an animal
自幼
zìyòu
since childhood
长幼
zhǎngyòu
older and younger

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,576
Word Frequency Rank
3,314 of 84,292

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