歐
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ōu · Europe, ohm

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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欠Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 歐

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Example sentences

Notice where 歐 sits in each complete thought.

Ōu zhōu yǒu xū duō bù tóng de rén.歐洲有許多不同的人。

There are many different people in Europe.

Source: Tatoeba #5763027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qù guò ōu zhōu hěn duō cì le.他去過歐洲很多次了。

He has been to Europe many times.

Source: Tatoeba #879194 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng qù ōu zhōu de mǒu gè dì fāng.我想去歐洲的某個地方。

I want to go somewhere in Europe.

Source: Tatoeba #346887 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bú shì ōu yuán, shì měi yuán.這不是歐元,是美元。

This is not in euros. It is in American dollars.

Source: Tatoeba #6056510 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ōu zhōu xiàn zài shì bu shì huán yǒu hěn duō rén xìn guǐ?歐洲現在是不是還有很多人信鬼?

Are there many people in Europe who believe in ghosts even now?

Source: Tatoeba #606725 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng wǒ néng zhù zài ōu zhōu.我希望我能住在歐洲。

I'd like to live in Europe.

Source: Tatoeba #10280070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 歐 in context

  1. Say ōu, then recall the core meaning: Europe, ohm.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 歐 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.