Meaning
friend
Chinese: 朋友、友好。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 友 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 朋友péng youfriend
- 女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
- 男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
- 小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
- 网友wǎng yǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user
Example Sentence
他是我最好的朋友。Tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péng you.He is my best friend.
他Tāhe是shìis我wǒI最好zuì hǎobest的deof朋友péng youfriend。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two right hands (又) reaching the same way, lending each other a hand — companions working together. It means ‘friend’.
A way to remember it
Two hands helping in the same direction — friends.
Easy to confuse with
- 反‘Opposite / to turn over’: a hand (又) under a cliff (厂), not two hands together.