右 — Chinese character
右
yòu
right; right-wing
- Pinyin
- yòu
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 口
- Japanese
- 右 as a kanji
Common words with 右
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; nearby |
| 右派 | yòu pài | (political) right; right wing |
| 右手 | yòu shǒu | right hand; right-hand side |
| 右边 (右邊) | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 右翼 | yòu yì | the right flank; (politically) right-wing |
| 右侧 (右側) | yòu cè | right side |
| 右倾 (右傾) | yòu qīng | right-wing; reactionary |
| 座右铭 (座右銘) | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim |
| 极右 (極右) | jí yòu | (politics) far-right; ultra-right |
| 左右手 | zuǒ yòu shǒu | left and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant |
| 右转 (右轉) | yòu zhuǎn | to turn right |
| 反右 | fǎn yòu | anti-rightist; abbr. for 反右派斗争 (Fǎn yòu pài Dòu zhēng) |
English words written with 右
右 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 2 · Art of War 8 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 14 · Zhuangzi 15 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Analects 10.3
- Analects 10.6
- Art of War 6.17
- Art of War 6.20
- Art of War 9.9
- Art of War 9.13
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