犹
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yóu · similar to, just like, as

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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犭Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 犹

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yóuWords pronounced yóu
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Example sentences

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Wǒ huì háo bù yóu yù jià gěi nǐ.我会毫不犹豫嫁给你。

I would marry you without hesitation.

Source: Tatoeba #13751701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā nán guò de duì wǒ shuō : " wǒ hěn yóu yù wǒ shì fǒu yīnggāi huó xià lái ".他难过的对我说: "我很犹豫我是否应该活下来".

He told me sadly, "I'm not sure whether I should be alive."

Source: Tatoeba #633976 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā háo bù yóu yù dì bǎ zì jǐ de chē mài le.他毫不犹豫地把自己的车卖了。

Without the slightest hesitation, he sold his own car.

Source: Tatoeba #335122 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Miàn duì zhège jī huì bù néng yóu yù, yào gǎn kuài xíng dòng.面对这个机会不能犹豫,要赶快行动。

When facing this opportunity, you can't hesitate to take advantage of it.

Source: Tatoeba #1584521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yóu yù le piàn kè zhī hòu, tā bǎ shū fàng zài le zhuōzi shàng.犹豫了片刻之后,他把书放在了桌子上。

After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.

Source: Tatoeba #453758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì zhě méi yǒu yóu yù dì qù gān shè le rén men de sī shēng huó.记者没有犹豫地去干涉了人们的私生活。

Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.

Source: Tatoeba #614789 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 犹 in context

  1. Say yóu, then recall the core meaning: similar to, just like, as.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 犹豫 (yóu yù), meaning “to hesitate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 犹 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.