又 — Chinese character
又
yòu
and, also, again, in addition
- Pinyin
- yòu
- Radical
- 29 ⼜ (Again)
- Strokes
- 2
- Formation
- pictographic — A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左
- Japanese
- 又 as a kanji
Common words with 又
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 又称 (又稱) | yòu chēng | also known as |
| 又名 | yòu míng | also known as; alternative name |
| 少之又少 | shǎo zhī yòu shǎo | very few; very little |
| 欲言又止 | yù yán yòu zhǐ | to want to say sth but then hesitate |
| 玄之又玄 | xuán zhī yòu xuán | mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子 (Lǎo zǐ) |
| 又一次 | yòu yī cì | yet again; once again |
| 又来了 (又來了) | yòu lái le | Here we go again. |
| 又及 | yòu jí | P.S.; postscript |
| 又吵又闹 (又吵又鬧) | yòu chǎo yòu nào | to make a lot of noise; to be disorderly |
| 又双叒叕 (又雙叒叕) | yòu shuāng ruò zhuó | (Internet slang) time after time; again and again and again |
| 重又 | chóng yòu | once again |
又 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 15 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 34 · Zhuangzi 116 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 48
- Analects 3.25
- Analects 4.18
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 5.18
- Analects 7.14
- Analects 9.6
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