Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

excellent; superior

Chinese: 优秀。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 优 is the 1st 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

  • 优势yōu shìsuperiority; dominance; advantage
  • 优点yōu diǎnmerit; benefit; strong point; advantage
  • 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
  • 优美yōu měigraceful; fine; elegant
  • 优良yōu liángfine; good; first-rate

Example Sentence

他的成绩一直很优秀。Tā de chéng jì yì zhí hěn yōu xiù.His grades have always been excellent.

hedeof成绩chéng jìachievement一直yì zhíall alonghěnvery优秀yōu xiùoutstanding