Spot 友
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
友 component
yǒu · friend
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 友
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue友Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 友 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
爱=
爫+冖
爰=
爫+一
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 友 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
爱ài
to love
HSK 3.0 · L1爱好àihàoto like
HSK 3.0 · L2爱人àirenspouse
HSK 3.0 · L3可爱kě’àiadorable
HSK 3.0 · L3喜爱xǐ’àito like
HSK 3.0 · L3爱情àiqíngromance
HSK 3.0 · L4爱心àixīncompassion
HSK 3.0 · L4爱护àihùto cherish
HSK 3.0 · L5恋爱liàn’àiChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L5亲爱qīn’àidear
HSK 3.0 · L5热爱rè’àito love ardently
HSK 3.0 · L5关爱guān’àito show concern and care for
HSK 3.0 · L6