犹

yóu

yóuspelled as iu · 2nd tone — spelling rules

as if · just as

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐狭狡

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Character Decomposition

犹=犭+尤

Etymology

dog

Meanings

as if

(just) like

just as

still

yet

yóu

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Words with 犹 88 total

to hesitate夷犹yí yóu Judas · Judah (son of Jacob)犹大Yóu dà niece (old)犹女yóu nu:3 similar to; like犹如yóu rú

Idioms with 犹 19 total

(of an aging woman) still attractive风韵犹存fēng yùn yóu cún too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)过犹不及guò yóu bù jí to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīn a cornered beast will still fight (idiom) · to fight like an animal at bay困兽犹斗kùn shòu yóu dòu lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit虽死犹生suī sǐ yóu shēng