右 (yòu): (bound form) right, right-hand side, (bound form) (politics) right of center, (bound form) (old) west
右 (yòu) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) right.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural). It ranks #783 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- (bound form) right
- right-hand side
- (bound form) (politics) right of center
- (bound form) (old) west
Stroke Order
Practice writing 右 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 右
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右手 | yòu shǒu | right hand |
| 右侧 | yòu cè | right side |
| 座右铭 | zuò yòu míng | motto |
| 右翼 | yòu yì | the right flank |
| 右面 | yòu miàn | right side |
| 左右手 | zuǒ yòu shǒu | left and right hands |
| 左右为难 | zuǒ yòu wéi nán | (idiom) between a rock and a hard place |
| 右方 | yòu fāng | right-hand side |
| 左膀右臂 | zuǒ bǎng yòu bì | (idiom) trusted assistant |
| 左右开弓 | zuǒ yòu kāi gōng | lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) |
| 左顾右盼 | zuǒ gù yòu pàn | glancing to left and right (idiom) |
| 左右逢源 | zuǒ yòu féng yuán | lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) |
| 右倾 | yòu qīng | right-wing |
| 左邻右舍 | zuǒ lín yòu shè | neighbors |
| 右派 | yòu pài | (political) right |
右 appears in 71 compound words: 37 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 52 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 右 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Showing 9 of 12 idioms containing 右.
Example Sentences
这道菜是用鸡肉和蘑菇一起炒制的，味道很鲜美。
Zhè dào cài shì yòng jīròu hé mógū yīqǐ chǎozhì de, wèidao hěn xiānměi.
This dish is stir-fried with chicken and mushrooms together, and the taste is very delicious.
每日星座运势/巨蟹今日桃花绕左右 选择机会颇多
měi rì xīng zuò yùn shì jù xiè jīn rì táo huā rào zuǒ yòu xuǎn zé jī huì pō duō
Daily horoscope/Cancer today peach blossoms around There are many opportunities to choose
男生小便完甩一下动作标准吗?向前轻弹比左右晃更有效吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià dòng zuò biāo zhǔn ma ? xiàng qián qīng dàn bǐ zuǒ yòu huǎng gēng yǒu xiào ma
Is it standard for boys to pee and shake off? Is it more effective to flick forward than to swing left and right?
1令吉爆竹爆炸导致右眼失明 7年过去少年仍感觉历历在目
1 lìng jí bào zhú bào zhà dǎo zhì yòu yǎn shī míng 7 nián guò qù shǎo nián réng gǎn jué lì lì zài mù
RM1 firecracker explosion caused blindness in right eye Seven years later, the teenager still feels vividly in his mind
佘诗曼过年左拥右抱 将“小鲜肉”抱入怀中啜爆
佘 shī 曼 guò nián zuǒ yōng yòu bào jiāng xiǎo xiān ròu bào rù huái zhōng 啜 bào
Charmaine Sheh hugged left and right during the Chinese New Year, hugged the "little fresh meat" into her arms and slurped it
万全右卫城十二时辰:赚时辰印,当“荣誉居民”
mò quán yòu wèi chéng shí èr shí chén zhuàn shí chén yìn , dāng róng yù jū mín
The Twelve Hours of Manjuemae Castle: Earn your hourly seal and become an honorary resident.
我七点左右来就可以了吧？
Wǒ qī diǎn zuǒyòu lái jiù kěyǐ le ba?
Would it suffice if I came around 7?
能麻烦您等一个小时左右吗？
Néng máfan nín děng yī gè xiǎoshí zuǒyòu ma?
Can you wait about an hour?
“明”这个汉字左边是什么？右边是什么？
"míng " zhège hànzì zuǒbian shì shénme? yòubian shì shénme?
In "明", what is the character on the left? And the one on the right?
自行车从右侧超过汽车是不合法的。
Zìxíngchē cóng yòu cè chāoguò qìchē shì bù héfǎ de.
It is illegal for bicycles to pass on the right of cars.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 右 (yòu) mean in Chinese?
What's the difference between 右 and 左?
How many strokes does 右 have?
What is the radical of 右?
What are the components of 右?
What are common words containing 右?
What characters sound the same as 右 (yòu)?
Is 右 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 右 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear native pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.