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游 - yóu

to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

How to read 游

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

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Pinyinyóu
Englishto swim; float, drift; wander, roam
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

游仙 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 游动. Please read 游弋 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 游仙區|游仙区[You2 xian1 Qu1]
to move about; to go from place to place; roving
to cruise; to patrol; to move about on a lake or river etc
guerrilla warfare

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 游.