Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

accidental; image; pair; mate

Chinese: 一对。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ou” becomes a different word in each tone. 偶 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while; sometimes
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
  • 偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance
  • 配偶pèi ǒuspouse
  • 木偶mù ǒupuppet

Example Sentence

我们俩只是偶然认识的。Wǒ men liǎ zhǐ shì ǒu rán rèn shi de.The two of us met merely by chance.

我们Wǒ menweliǎtwo (colloquial equivalent只是zhǐ shìmerely偶然ǒu ránincidentally认识rèn shito knowdeof