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The Chinese word you - 幼 - yòu
(young in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

yòu

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English translations

young, children

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Chinese characters  ( you / yòu ) with pronunciation (English translation: young )
The traditional Chinese characters of yòu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

immature  |  childhood
 
Chinese example words containing the character 幼 ( you / yòu )
幼儿学校 ( yòu'ér xuéxiào = infant school ), 幼儿园 ( yòuéryuán = kindergarten ), 幼稚 ( yòuzhì = naive )
Other characters that are pronounced yòu in Chinese
More words that mean young in Chinese
niánqīng ( 年轻 ), qīng ( 轻 ), ( 仔 )

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