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犹

yóu

HSK 5 Character Traditional 猶

What 犹 means

1. as if
2. (just) like
3. just as
4. still
5. yet

Example sentences

• 众人犹豫。
  Everyone hesitated.
• 我是犹太人
  I'm Jewish.
• 我是犹太人吗？
  Am I Jewish?
• 你是犹太人吗？
  Are you Jewish?
• 汤姆不是犹太人。
  Tāngmǔ bù shì Yóutàirén.
  Tom's not Jewish.
• 希特勒恨犹太人。
  Xītèlè hèn Yóutàirén.
  Hitler hated the Jews.

Words starting with 犹

• 犹豫yóu yùto hesitate
• 犹如yóu rúsimilar to; like
• 犹太人Yóu tài rénJew
• 犹太Yóu tàithe Jews; Judea
• 犹豫不决yóu yù bù juéhesitancy; indecision; to waver
• 犹疑yóu yíto hesitate
• 犹太教Yóu tài jiàoJudaism
• 犹大Yóu dàJudas; Judah (son of Jacob)
• 犹自yóu zì(literary) still; yet
• 犹他Yóu tāUtah
• 犹女yóu nǚniece (old)
• 犹子yóu zǐ(old) brother's son or daughter; nephew
• 犹言yóu yáncan be compared to; is the same as
• 犹达Yóu dáJude
• 犹之乎yóu zhī hūjust like (sth)
• 犹他州Yóu tā zhōuUtah
• 犹地亚Yóu dì yàJudea
• 犹大书Yóu dà shūEpistle of St Jude (in New Testament)
• 犹太教堂Yóu tài jiào tángsynagogue
• 犹太会堂Yóu tài huì tángsynagogue
• 犹太法典Yóu tài fǎ diǎnthe Talmud
• 犹未为晚yóu wèi wéi wǎnit is not too late (idiom)
• 犹太复国主义Yóu tài fù guó zhǔ yìZionism
• 犹太复国主义者Yóu tài fù guó zhǔ yì zhěa Zionist

Words containing 犹

• 毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yùwithout the slightest hesitation
• 记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnto remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
• 意犹未尽yì yóu wèi jìnto wish to continue sth; to have not fully expressed oneself
• 排犹pái yóuto eliminate Jews; antisemitism
• 排犹主义pái yóu zhǔ yìantisemitism
• 言犹在耳yán yóu zài ěrwords still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
• 过犹不及guò yóu bù jítoo far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
• 虽败犹荣suī bài yóu rónghonorable even in defeat (idiom)
• 虽死犹荣suī sǐ yóu rónglit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
• 虽死犹生suī sǐ yóu shēnglit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit
• 反犹太主义fǎn Yóu tài zhǔ yìantisemitism
• 疯犹精fēng yóu jīng(slang) person who is blindly pro-Israel
• 上犹县Shàng yóu XiànShangyou, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市
• 困兽犹斗kùn shòu yóu dòua cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay
• 夷犹yí yóuto hesitate
• 风韵犹存fēng yùn yóu cún(of an aging woman) still attractive
• 上犹Shàng yóusee 上犹县

Characters built on 尤

These share the phonetic component 尤 (yóu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 优yōuexcellent; superior
• 忧yōuto worry; to concern oneself with; worried
• 鱿yóu(bound form) squid
• 疣yóunodule; wart

Characters that look like 犹

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 优yōuexcellent; superior
• 抗kàngto resist; to fight; to defy
• 扰rǎoto disturb
• 妮nīgirl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. ní
• 沈shěn(literary) juice
• 妩wǔused in 妩媚

Sounds the same

Read yóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 由to follow; from; because of; due to
• 游to swim; variant of 游
• 邮post (office); mail
• 尤outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault
• 油oil; fat; grease
• 疣nodule; wart
• 铀uranium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. yòu
• 猷to plan; to scheme
• 鱿(bound form) squid
• 蝣used in 蜉蝣
• 楢Quercus glandulifera
• 逌distant; joyous; satisfied