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游
yóu
1. to swim
2. variant of [[遊|游<yóu>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

游
yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
HSK 2 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

上游
shàngyóu
upper reaches (of a river)
HSK 6
下游
xiàyóu
lower reaches (of a river)
中游
zhōngyóu
the middle stretches of a river
交游
jiāoyóu
to have friendly relationships
仙游
Xiānyóu
Xianyou county in Putian [[莆田<Pútián>]], Fujian
优游
yōuyóu
carefree
冶游
yěyóu
to go courting
出游
chūyóu
to go on a tour
吟游
yínyóu
to wander as minstrel
周游
zhōuyóu
to travel around
回游
huíyóu
variant of [[洄游<huíyóu>]]
梦游
mèngyóu
sleep walking
嬉游
xīyóu
to amuse oneself
导游
dǎoyóu
tour guide
HSK 4
小游
xiǎoyóu
outing
巡游
xúnyóu
to cruise
广游
guǎngyóu
to travel widely (esp. as Daoist priest or Buddhist monk)
敖游
áoyóu
to saunter
旅游
lǚyóu
trip
HSK 2
春游
chūnyóu
spring outing

Alternate Entries

游
Yóu
surname You
游
yóu
to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
694
Word Frequency Rank
560 of 84,292