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游子

yóu zǐ

2-character word Traditional 遊子

What 游子 means

1. person living or traveling far from home

The characters in 游子

• 游yóuto swim; variant of 游
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Sounds the same

Read yóu zǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 犹子(old) brother's son or daughter; nephew

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