又 (yòu) is a Chinese character meaning “again”. It is written from ㇇ and ㇏, and takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
㇇ + ㇏
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode U+53C8 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
A turning stroke (㇇) meets a right-falling stroke (㇏); together they make 又, meaning “again.”
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 又是yòu shìagain; once again it is又 = yòu
- 又一次yòu yī cìonce again又 = yòuspoken asyòu yí cì
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All readings
again
again; also; both...and...
表示动作或情况重复、继续，也可表示并列或递进。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 又是yòu shìagain; once again it is又 = yòu
- 又一次yòu yī cìonce again又 = yòuspoken asyòu yí cì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 又 mean?
又 (yòu) means again; also; both...and....
How do you pronounce 又?
It is pronounced yòu.
What parts is 又 made of?
㇇ and ㇏. The recorded source is: Unicode U+53C8 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 又 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 又?
又. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 又?
Common ones are 又是 and 又一次. The reading of 又 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.