幼

yòu

yòuspelled as iu · 4th tone — spelling rules

young

Radical: 幺 Strokes: 5

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

幼=幺+力

Etymology

One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

young

yòu

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Words with 幼 95 total

young · underage年幼nián yòu (Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese)幼齿yòu chǐ young child · infant · preschooler幼儿yòu ér young sprout · bud · sapling · seedling幼苗yòu miáo childhood · infancy幼年yòu nián young child幼童yòu tóng young · immature幼小yòu xiǎo young · childish · puerile幼稚yòu zhì women and children妇幼fù yòu (zoology) the young; immature offspring幼仔yòu zǎi young girl幼女yòu nu:3 younger sister幼妹yòu mèi

Idioms with 幼 12 total Chain

taking everyone along, young and old · to look after the elderly and the young扶老携幼fú lǎo xié yòu (idiom) hidden term for '绝妙' (excellent); fig. a cryptic phrase meaning 'wonderful'黄绢幼妇huáng juàn yòu fù men, women, young and old · everybody男女老幼nán nu:3 lǎo yòu

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