友 — Chinese character
友
yǒu
friend, companion; fraternity
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Radical
- 29 ⼜ (Again)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 又
- Formation
- ideographic — Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 友 as a kanji
Common words with 友
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 网友 (網友) | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
| 女友 | nǚ yǒu | girlfriend |
| 好友 | hǎo yǒu | close friend; pal |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly; amicable; close friend |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 友谊 (友誼) | yǒu yì | companionship; fellowship |
| 男友 | nán yǒu | boyfriend |
| 交友 | jiāo yǒu | to make friends |
| 队友 (隊友) | duì yǒu | teammate; fellow team member |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) |
English words written with 友
友 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 27 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 36 · Zhuangzi 19 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Analects 1.4
- Analects 1.7
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 2.21
- Analects 4.26
- Analects 5.24
- Analects 5.25
- Analects 8.5
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