Kilo Lingo

(yòu) - again; also, and (expressing addition) in Mandarin

yòu

Traditional: 又

Line drawing of 又
Coloured illustration of 又
HSK 2
#91 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

again; also, and (expressing addition)

Word origin

又 (yòu) means 'again; also'. The character is a pictograph of a right hand, and the grammatical senses 'again, also' are extensions from this concrete origin.

Origin
pictograph
Root
又, a pictograph of a right hand

Stroke order

Stroke order for 又

Examples

He is late again!

cài

This dish is both delicious and cheap.

How have you forgotten again?

He came again one more time.

She sang another song.

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