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悠
yōu
1. long or drawn out
2. remote in time or space
3. leisurely
4. to swing
5. pensive
6. worried
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

悠
yōu
distant, remote; long, far; carefree
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

忽悠
hūyou
to rock
悠久
yōujiǔ
long (tradition, history etc)
HSK 5
悠哉
yōuzāi
see [[悠哉悠哉<yōuzāiyōuzāi>]]
悠悠
yōuyōu
lasting for ages
悠扬
yōuyáng
melodious
悠然
yōurán
unhurried
悠着
yōuzhe
to take it easy
悠远
yōuyuǎn
long time ago
悠长
yōucháng
long
悠闲
yōuxián
variant of [[悠閒|悠闲]]
悠闲
yōuxián
ease
晃悠
huàngyou
to swing
转悠
zhuànyou
to roll
悠悠球
yōuyōuqiú
yo-yo (loanword)
慢悠悠
mànyōuyōu
unhurried
忽忽悠悠
hūhūyōuyōu
indifferent to the passing of time
悠哉悠哉
yōuzāiyōuzāi
free and unconstrained (idiom)
悠哉游哉
yōuzāiyóuzāi
see [[悠哉悠哉<yōuzāiyōuzāi>]]
悠然神往
yōuránshénwǎng
thoughts wandering far away
晃晃悠悠
huànghuangyōuyōu
swaying

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,054
Word Frequency Rank
7,958 of 84,292

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