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偶
ǒu
1. accidental
2. image
3. pair
4. mate
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

偶
ǒu
accidentally, coincidently; mate, image, idol
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

佳偶
jiāǒu
happily married couple
偶一
ǒuyī
accidentally
偶人
ǒurén
idol (i.e. statue for worship)
偶像
ǒuxiàng
idol
HSK 6
偶合
ǒuhé
coincidence
偶数
ǒushù
even number
偶极
ǒují
dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
偶然
ǒurán
incidentally
HSK 5
偶尔
ǒuěr
occasionally
HSK 4
偶犯
ǒufàn
casual offender
偶而
ǒuér
occasionally
偶见
ǒujiàn
to happen upon
偶蹄
ǒutí
artiodactyl (zoology)
偶遇
ǒuyù
a chance encounter
力偶
lìǒu
moment of forces (mechanics)
匹偶
pǐǒu
a married couple
丧偶
sàngǒu
bereaved of one's spouse (literary)
夺偶
duóǒu
to contend for a mate
奇偶
jīǒu
parity
对偶
duìǒu
dual

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,360
Word Frequency Rank
3,192 of 84,292

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