Meaning
right (-hand)
Chinese: 手。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 右 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 右边yòu bianright side; right, to the right
- 左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby; approximately; attendant
- 座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim
- 左顾右盼zuǒ gù yòu pànglancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 右上yòu shàngupper right
Example Sentence
学校在你的右手边。Xué xiào zài nǐ de yòu shǒu biān.The school is on your right-hand side.
学校Xué xiàoschool在zàiat你nǐyou的deof右手yòu shǒuright hand边biānside。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A hand shape over 口 (mouth): the hand near the mouth that you eat and work with — the ‘right’ hand.
A way to remember it
The hand by the mouth (口) — right.
Easy to confuse with
- 左‘Left’: the same hand on top, but over 工 instead of 口.