Character

犹

yóu HSK 5

犹 yóu HSK 5

1. (lit.) just like; as if
2. (lit.) still; yet
3. a surname

Words using 犹 as yóu (4)

1 犹豫 yóu yù — hesitant HSK 5
- 犹 still, yet (contributes to the sense of lingering or continuing state)
- 豫 hesitate, doubtful (provides the core meaning of indecision)
Example

面对这个决定，她显得很犹豫。

miàn duì zhè ge jué dìng tā xiǎn de hěn yóu yù

Facing this decision, she appears very hesitant.
2 犹如 yóu rú — just like HSK 6
- 犹 still, yet (intensifies the comparison)
- 如 like, as (provides the comparative meaning)
Example

这里的景色犹如仙境。

zhè lǐ de jǐng sè yóu rú xiān jìng

The scenery here is just like a fairyland.
3 犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué — hesitant and indecisive HSK 7
- 犹 still, yet (expressing lingering uncertainty)
- 豫 hesitate, be uncertain
- 不 not (negation)
- 决 decide, determine
Example

面对重要决定时，不要犹豫不决。

miàn duì zhòng yào jué dìng shí bù yào yóu yù bù jué

When facing important decisions, don't be hesitant and indecisive.
4 记忆犹新 jì yì yóu xīn — still fresh in one's memory HSK 7
- 记 to remember, to record
- 忆 to recall, memory
- 犹 still, yet
- 新 fresh, new
Example

那次旅行的美好时光，至今记忆犹新。

nà cì lǚ xíng de měi hǎo shí guāng zhì jīn jì yì yóu xīn

The wonderful times from that trip are still fresh in my memory to this day.

Structure & writing

犹 yóu — (lit.) just like; as if

犹 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 犭 quǎn — dog/canine radical

犭 is a component in 24 characters

HSK 1

狗 gǒu dog 猫 māo cat (mammal with round face, short ears, large eyes, retractable claws, agile and fond of catching mice)

HSK 4

猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 获 huò to capture; to seize

HSK 5

犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 独 dú single; alone 猪 zhū pig; hog; swine (a domesticated mammal with a large head, long snout, small eyes, big ears, short limbs, and a fat body, raised for meat, hide, and bristles) 猴 hóu monkey (mammal resembling humans, with brown or grey fur, a tail, agile movements; omnivorous; commonly called 猴子)

HSK 6

犯 fàn to violate; to conflict with 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 狮 shī lion (large carnivorous mammal) 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)

HSK 7

狈 bèi see 〖狼狈〗、〖狼狈为奸〗狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 狡 jiǎo cunning, crafty, deceitful 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广") 狱 yù prison; jail

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狸 li leopard cat (also called mountain cat, brownish-yellow fur with black markings) 猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 猖 chāng (lit.) rampant; ferocious; wanton and unruly 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 猩 xīng orangutan or chimpanzee; large ape with reddish-brown or black fur, long forelimbs, no tail, native to Sumatra and similar regions 猾 huá cunning, crafty, deceitful

2 尤 yóu — exceptional; outstanding

尤 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 2

就 jiù to move close to; to approach

HSK 4

优 yōu excellent; superior (opposite of 劣) 扰 rǎo to disturb, to disrupt

HSK 5

犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if

HSK 6

忧 yōu sad; melancholy

HSK 7

稽 jī to stay; to tarry

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