尤 (yóu): outstanding, particularly, especially, a fault
尤 (yóu) is a Chinese character meaning “outstanding.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尢 (phonetic) and 丶 (structural). It ranks #1098 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 尤 is a compound character. Its radical form 尢 (lame) appears in many related characters such as 就 (jiù, (after a suppositional clause) in that case), 尬 (gà, (bound form) embarrassing), 尴 (gān, used in 尷尬|尴尬).
Definitions
- outstanding
- particularly, especially
- a fault
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticThis character is a compound form.
Decomposition: ⿻尢丶 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 尤
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尤物 | yóu wù | rarity |
| 尤金 | yóu jīn | (name) Eugene |
| 尤为 | yóu wéi | especially |
| 怨天尤人 | yuàn tiān yóu rén | (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others |
| 尤利西斯 | yóu lì xī sī | Ulysses (novel) |
| 以儆效尤 | yǐ jǐng xiào yóu | (idiom) to warn against following bad examples |
| 尤卡坦 | yóu kǎ tǎn | Yucatan (Mexican province) |
| 尤尔钦科 | yóu ěr qīn kē | Yurchenko (name) |
| 尤克里里 | yóu kè lǐ lǐ | ukulele (loanword) |
| 尤其是 | yóu qí shì | especially |
| 尤加利 | yóu jiā lì | eucalyptus (loanword) |
| 尤文图斯 | yóu wén tú sī | Juventus, Italian football team |
| 尤里斯·伊文思 | yóu lǐ sī · yī wén sī | Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist |
| 尤指 | yóu zhǐ | especially |
| 尤德 | yóu dé | Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978, governor of Hong Kong 1982-1986 |
尤 appears in 26 compound words: 77 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 4 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 尤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了尤字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le yóu zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "尤" in the dictionary.
高盛:中东战事对成品油市场影响尤甚
gāo shèng : zhōng dōng zhàn shì duì chéng pǐn yóu shì chǎng yǐng xiǎng yóu shèn
Goldman Sachs: The conflict in the Middle East is having a particularly significant impact on the refined oil market
...意外 背后恐藏隐形推手 手腕、脊椎与髋部尤其要注意
. . . yì wài bèi hòu kǒng zàng yǐn xíng tuī shǒu shǒu wàn , jǐ chuí yǔ 髋 bù yóu qí yāo zhù yì
... Accidents There may be invisible pushers behind the wrists, spine and hips
正月初九玉皇大帝生日8大禁忌 尤其别做一事否则恐“穷足一年”
zhèng yuè chū jiǔ yù huáng dà dì shēng rì 8 dà jīn jì yóu qí bié zuò yī shì fǒu zé kǒng qióng zú yī nián
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Jade Emperor's birthday 8 taboos especially don't do anything, otherwise you may be "poor for a year"
费森尤斯医疗保健尽管业绩超预期仍下跌近7%
fèi sēn yóu sī yī liáo bǎo jiàn jǐn guǎn yè jì chāo yù qī réng xià diē jìn 7
Fresenius Healthcare fell nearly 7% despite better-than-expected results
邓国平:国盟权力重排,慕尤丁“退而不休”,哈迪“退而不离”?
dèng guó píng : guó méng quán lì chóng pái , mù yóu dīng tuì ér bù xiū , hā dí tuì ér bù lí ?
Deng Guoping: The BN power rearrangement, Muhyiddin "retreats", Hadi "retreats"?
今天是你的生日,不是吗,尤里?
Jīntiān shì nǐ de shēngrì, bùshìma, yóu lǐ?
It's your birthday, isn't it, Yuri?
尤其是要注意你吃的和喝的东西。
Yóuqí shì yào zhùyì nǐ chī de hé hē de dōngxi.
You have to pay special attention to what you eat and drink.
你尤其不该空腹喝酒。
Nǐ yóuqí bù gāi kōngfù hē jiǔ.
You should especially not drink on an empty stomach.
我很喜欢奈良,尤其在秋季的时候。
Wǒ hěn xǐhuan Nàiliáng, yóuqí zài qiūjì de shíhou.
I love Nara, especially in autumn.
Character Family
尢 Radical Family — Characters sharing the lame radical
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