Right in Chinese (Mandarin): 右 (yòu)
右
yòu
right
- Simplified
- 右
- Traditional
- 右
- Pinyin
- yòu
- Typed as
- you
Use it in a sentence
我的右边有一只狗。
我的右邊有一隻狗。
There is a dog on my right.
The characters in 右
右
Right. 口 (mouth) is under a hand: the hand you eat with.
5 strokes
Fourth tone. The right side is 右边 (yòubian). 左右 (zuǒyòu) after a number means "about": 五点左右, about five o'clock.
More examples with 右
我用右手写字。
我用右手寫字。
Wǒ yòng yòu shǒu xiě zì.
I write with my right hand.
向右转。
向右轉。
Xiàng yòu zhuǎn.
Turn right.
How to write 右 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
右 5 strokes
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