尤 (yóu) is a Chinese character meaning “especially”. It is written from 尢 (lame; bent leg) and 丶 (dot stroke), and takes 4 strokes.
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Structure
尢 + 丶
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5C24; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry
Memory aid
尢 is a figure with one bent leg. Drop a single dot (丶) on its shoulder and you get 尤 — the one that sticks out, especially.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly尤 = yóu
- 尤为yóu wéiall the more; even more so尤 = yóu
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All readings
especially
especially; particularly; outstanding
特别；格外。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly尤 = yóu
- 尤为yóu wéiall the more; even more so尤 = yóu
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 尤 mean?
尤 (yóu) means especially; particularly; outstanding.
How do you pronounce 尤?
It is pronounced yóu.
What parts is 尤 made of?
尢 (lame; bent leg) and 丶 (dot stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+5C24; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 尤 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 尤?
尢. 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 尤?
Common ones are 尤其 and 尤为. The reading of 尤 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.