優
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yōu · superior

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 優

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Example sentences

Notice where 優 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bǎ nǐ de yōu pán wàng zài jiā lǐ le.我把你的優盤忘在家裏了。

I left your flash drive at home.

Source: Tatoeba #5924723 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú zì háo tā suǒ yǒu de yōu diǎn.她不自豪她所有的優點。

With all her merits she was not proud.

Source: Tatoeba #780399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jué dé tā shì yí gè yōu xiù de zuò jiā.我覺得他是一個優秀的作家。

I consider him a great writer.

Source: Tatoeba #510720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de fù qīn shì yí wèi yōu xiù de gāng qín jiā.她的父親是一位優秀的鋼琴家。

Her father is an excellent pianist.

Source: Tatoeba #848823 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí wèi yōu xiù de kē xué jiā, gèng shì yí wèi wěi dà de shī rén.他是一位優秀的科學家,更是一位偉大的詩人。

He was an excellent scientist, and what is more, was a great poet.

Source: Tatoeba #830359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yōu zhì de bǎo gù néng ràng wǒ ān xīn.優質的保固能讓我安心。

A good warranty would make me feel better.

Source: Tatoeba #13190514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 優 in context

  1. Say yōu, then recall the core meaning: superior.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 優 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.