佑 (yòu): (bound form) to bless, to protect
佑 (yòu) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to bless.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 右 (phonetic). It ranks #2616 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 佑 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- (bound form) to bless
- to protect
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保佑verb | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect |
| 庇佑verb | bì yòu | to bless |
| 詹天佑 | zhān tiān yòu | Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer |
| 护佑verb | hù yòu | to bless and protect |
| 佑护 | yòu hù | blessing |
| 邻佑 | lín yòu | variant of 鄰右|邻右 |
佑 appears in 6 compound words: 17 as the first character, 83 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 佑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这位老佑虽然年过八旬，但身体依然硬朗。
zhè wèi lǎo yòu suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .
Though over eighty years old, this venerable elder remains in robust health.
...全面进化 黄靖程携手Jeremy强尼冯志佑与观众再次直面人生遗憾
. . . quán miàn jìn huà huáng 靖 chéng xié shǒu J e r e m y qiáng ní píng zhì yòu yǔ guàn zhòng zài cì zhí miàn rén shēng yí hàn
...A Complete Transformation: Huang Jingcheng Joins Forces with Jeremy, Johnny, and Feng Zhiyou to Confront Life’s Regrets Once Again with the Audience
石修新抱林佑蔚挑战视觉极限 高衩泳裤“绝对领域”尽现...
shí xiū xīn bào lín yòu yù tiāo zhàn shì jué jí xiàn gāo 衩 yǒng kù jué duì lǐng yù jǐn xiàn . . .
Shi Xiuxin and Lin Youwei Push the Limits of Visual Sensation; High-Cut Swim Trunks Reveal the "Absolute Territory"...
向华强遗产全交郭碧婷管理 向佑不满遭放逐:经秘书来跟我联络
xiàng huá qiáng yí chǎn quán jiāo guō bì 婷 guǎn lǐ xiàng yòu bù mǎn zāo fàng zhú : jīng mì shū lái gēn wǒ lián lào
Xiang Huaqiang's estate was fully handed over to Guo Biting for management Xiang You was dissatisfied with being exiled: contact me through the secretary
佑驾创新(02431)与地上铁、壁虎科技达...
yòu jià chuàng xīn ( 0 2 4 3 1 ) yǔ dì shàng tiě , bì hǔ kē jì dá . . .
Youjia Innovation (02431) and the overground railway, Gecko Technology Da...
台湾实力提升!周东佑京盛赞投手群 近藤健介:首战很重要
tái wān shí lì tí shēng ! zhōu dōng yòu jīng shèng zàn tóu shǒu qún jìn téng jiàn jiè : shǒu zhàn hěn chóng yāo
Taiwan's strength has improved! Zhou Dongyujing praised the pitching staff Kensuke Kondo: The first game is very important
上天保佑，一切都会好起来。
Shàngtiān bǎoyòu, yīqiè dōu huì hǎoqǐlai.
God willing, everything will be all right.
上帝保佑巴勒斯坦。
Shàngdì bǎoyòu Bālèsītǎn.
God bless Palestine.
愿上帝保佑你的孩子。
Yuàn Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ de háizi.
May God protect your children.
感谢你们。上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国
Gǎnxiè nǐmen. Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐmen. yuàn Shàngdì bǎoyòu Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó
Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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