Useful extra · HSK 2 list

右 yòu “right” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 右 means

  1. right
  2. (bound form) right
  3. right-hand side

How to say 右

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale右yòu4th tone, falling

右 in a sentence

  1. 如果有问题，请举起你的右手。

    Rúguǒ yǒu wèntí, qǐng jǔqǐ nǐ de yòushǒu.

    If you have a question, please raise your right hand.

    Sentence #344199 from Tatoeba

  2. 你往前走，然后往右转，过了红绿灯就到了。

    Nǐ wǎng qián zǒu, ránhòu wǎng yòu zhuǎn, guò le hónglǜdēng jiù dào le.

    Go straight ahead, then turn right. Once you’re past the traffic lights, you’re there.

    Sentence #3537618 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 在十字路口右转。

    Zài shízìlùkǒu yòu zhuǎn.

    Turn right at the intersection.

    Sentence #389828 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 右 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 右 (yòu) drawn as one shape
右yòuright; right-hand side

右 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 右

右 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

右 (yòu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 右 (yòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 右

Words with 右

右边yòubian · right side左右zuǒyòu · about座右铭zuòyòumíng · motto

More words: Useful Extras

第dì · ordinal prefix上面shàngmiàn · above下面xiàmiàn · below左zuǒ · left病bìng · illness见jiàn · to see笔bǐ · pen歌gē · song

FAQs

右 (yòu) means “right” or “(bound form) right”. It is not on the official HSK lists, but we teach it with HSK 2 because learners need it early.
Say it yòu: yòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 右 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type you with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 右 from the suggestions. Typing you into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
右 is not on the official HSK 2.0 word lists. It is a useful extra on our HSK 2 list, because learners need it from the start.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.