尤 - yóu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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尤

yóu

Definition

outstanding
especially
particularly
a fault
to express discontentment against

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

就

jiù

at once; right away; right now; immediately; only; just (emphasis); as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; even if; with regard to; concerning

nodule; wart

to inspect; to check

cuttlefish

to bow to the ground

fault; mistake

Related words (10)

especially

especially; particularly

尤指

yóu zhǐ

especially; particularly

尤物

yóu wù

rarity; rare object; rare person; extraordinarily beautiful woman

shame; disgrace

especially; most of all; above all; in particular

尤加利

yóu jiā lì

eucalyptus (loanword)

尤克里里琴

yóu kè lǐ lǐ qín

ukulele; traditional form also written 烏克麗麗

愆尤

qiān yóu

crime; offense; fault

效尤

xiào yóu

to follow a bad example

Idioms (2)

以儆效尤

yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others

怨天尤人

yuàn tiān yóu rén

(idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others

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