游 — Chinese character
游
yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
- Pinyin
- yóu
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 氵 斿
- Formation
- ideographic — To swim freely 斿 through the seas 氵
- Japanese
- 游 as a kanji
Common words with 游
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游戏 (遊戲) | yóu xì | game (场 (chǎng)); to play |
| 旅游 (旅遊) | lǚ yóu | trip; journey |
| 游行 (遊行) | yóu xíng | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration |
| 游客 (遊客) | yóu kè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river); lower level |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river); upper level |
| 旅游业 (旅遊業) | lǚ yóu yè | tourism industry |
| 游击队 (游擊隊) | yóu jī duì | guerrilla band |
| 游览 (遊覽) | yóu lǎn | to go sightseeing; to tour |
| 游泳池 | yóu yǒng chí | swimming pool |
| 导游 (導遊) | dǎo yóu | tour guide; guidebook |
English words written with 游
游 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 12 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 13
- Analects 2.7
- Analects 4.19
- Analects 4.26
- Analects 6.12
- Analects 7.6
- Analects 11.2
- Analects 17.4
- Analects 19.12
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