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悠 - yōu

long, far, remote, distant; liesurely

long, far, remote, distant; liesurely

How to read 悠

Click 悠 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyōu
Englishlong, far, remote, distant; liesurely
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

悠久 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 悠哉. Please read 悠悠 one more time.

Common words with this character

long
see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space
melodious; mellifluous

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 悠 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 悠久 and 悠哉 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 悠.