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優
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优
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excellent

HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Qualities
yōu
ユウ、ウ
やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
우
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (優)
亻 person (side)+ 憂 worried =
優 excellent
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
憂 Phonetic component
worried
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Simplified (优)
亻 person (side)+ 尤 remarkable =
优 superior
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
尤 Phonetic component
yóu remarkable
especially, particularly
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
优
Regular
Modern
Chinese
优 / 優 [yōu]
excellent; superior
Japanese
優 ゆう 同音

noun

  1. Excellent (grade); A (on a 優, 良, 可 scale)
  2. superiority; excellence

adj-na

  1. gentle; graceful; elegant
  2. archaic skillful
優 やさ 同音
prefix gentle; affectionate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
優 あつし
Atsushi given name
優 こころ
Kokoro female given name
優 さとし
Satoshi male given name
優 じゅり
Juri female given name
優 すぐり
Suguri female given name
優 すぐる
Suguru female given name
優 すなお
Sunao female given name
優 ひろ
Hiro female given name
優 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
優 まさ
Masa unclassified name
優 まさる
Masaru female given name
優 やさ
Yasa female given name
優 やさし
Yasashi female given name
優 ゆい
Yui female given name
優 ゆう
Yū female given name
優 ゆたか
Yutaka given name
CHINESE WORDS (72)
优秀 [yōu​xiù] #1,846
outstanding
优势 [yōu​shì] #3,377
superiority
优雅 [yōu​yǎ] #4,063
grace
优惠 [yōu​huì] #10,819
privilege
优先 [yōu​xiān] #5,495
to have priority
优点 [yōu​diǎn] #6,487
merit
优质 [yōu​zhì] #17,329
excellent quality
优美 [yōu​měi] #7,593
graceful
优化 [yōu​huà] #27,353
optimization
优良 [yōu​liáng] #16,080
fine
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 優しい [やさしい] #543
tender
⭐ 優秀 [ゆうしゅう] #1,931
superior
⭐ 優先 [ゆうせん] #2,537
preference
⭐ 優れる [すぐれる] #2,685
to be better (than)
⭐ 優雅 [ゆうが] #4,026
elegant
⭐ 有利 [ゆうり] #4,416
advantageous
優しくする [やさしくする] #4,654
to be kind to
⭐ 優勝 [ゆうしょう] #4,756
overall victory
最優先 [さいゆうせん] #6,668
maximum preference
⭐ 勝る [まさる] #7,152
to excel
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KOREAN WORDS (23)
우선 #1,303
priority; preference
우승 #8,284
victory; championship
배우 #11,526
actor; actress
우등생 #28,905
honors man; honor student
최우선 #30,387
top priority; the highest priority
성우 #34,943
dubbing artist; voice actor/actress
우승자 #40,116
winner; champion
남우
actor
우대
favorable treatment; hospitality
우등
excellence; superiority
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