遊
Character learning workspace

yóu · sto wander, to travel, to roam

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

Watch · inspect · write

Learn every stroke in 遊

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

Interactive stroke trainerWatch and inspect
Checking daily allowance…Please waitGo unlimited
Loading strokes…
0 strokes
Choose Watch order or Practice writing
Stroke graphics: Make Me a Hanzi / Arphic Public License
Step-by-step explorer

See how 遊 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

Loading stroke diagrams…

Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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

Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

辶Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 遊 writing sheet

Get a ready-to-use A4 sheet immediately, or open the full builder to change its grid and guidance.

Preparing worksheet…
Customize

Includes the stroke sequence, progressive tracing, and blank writing squares. Generated locally in your browser.

Vocabulary in context

Common words with 遊

Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.

No common curriculum words are indexed for this character yet.

Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 遊 sits in each complete thought.

Tā néng yóu dé bǐ wǒ yuǎn.她能遊得比我遠。

She can swim further than I can.

Source: Tatoeba #890604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu qián de huà, wǒ huì duō qù lǚ yóu.有錢的話,我會多去旅遊。

If I were rich, I would travel a lot.

Source: Tatoeba #1069132 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì jìn qù nǎ lǐ lǚ yóu le má?你最近去哪裡旅遊了嗎?

Have you traveled anywhere recently?

Source: Tatoeba #6028203 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bàba gěi wǒ le gè yóu xì.我爸爸給我了箇遊戲。

My father gave me a game.

Source: Tatoeba #5611441 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu yí gè hěn dà de yuàn wàng, jiù shì huán yóu shì jiè.她有一個很大的願望,就是環遊世界。

She has a great wish to travel around the world.

Source: Tatoeba #13523741 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dào chǔ dōu néng pèng dào cóng rì běn lái de yóu kè.你到處都能碰到從日本來的遊客。

You run into Japanese tourists everywhere.

Source: Tatoeba #10359276 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 遊 in context

  1. Say yóu, then recall the core meaning: sto wander, to travel, to roam.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 遊 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.