游
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yóu · to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam

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HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #2164
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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 游

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yóuWords pronounced yóu
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Example sentences

Notice where 游 sits in each complete thought.

Yàoshi wǒ hěn yǒu qián de huà, wǒ jiù huì dào chù qù lǚ yóu.要是我很有钱的话,我就会到处去旅游。

If I were rich, I would go travelling everywhere.

Source: Tatoeba #2737415 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de jiějie yóu yǒng dé bù hǎo, shì bu shì?你的姐姐游泳得不好,是不是?

Your sister cannot swim well, can she?

Source: Tatoeba #636227 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng yì qǐ dǎ yóu xì?你想不想一起打游戏?

Do you want to play video games together?

Source: Tatoeba #13277833 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè cì chū yóu xià le sān cì yǔ.这次出游下了三次雨。

It rained three times during the trip.

Source: Tatoeba #7885791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men dǎ suàn xià gè yuè qù lǚ yóu.我们打算下个月去旅游。

We are going on a journey next month.

Source: Tatoeba #8761472 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì diǎn yě bú huì yóu yǒng.我一点也不会游泳。

I cannot swim at all.

Source: Tatoeba #345844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 游 in context

  1. Say yóu, then recall the core meaning: to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 旅游 (lǚ yóu), meaning “trip”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 游 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.