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友
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

friend

HSK 1 N4
Human →Relations →Occupations
yǒu
ユウ
とも
우
Pictograph of two hands together to convey the meaning "friend". 又 also represents the sound.
Components
又 again+ 又 again =
友 friend
又 Phonetic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
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又 Phonetic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
View phonetic series →
Notes
Similar Characters
丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)叙 state (simp)寝 get some shuteye (jp)寢 get some shuteye (trad)度 degree/time矍 look about in竖 vertical (simp)隻 one of a pair (trad/jp)为 handle (simp)亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately兼 double叉 fork及 catch up with双 pair (jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
友
Regular
Modern
Chinese
友 [yǒu]
friend
Japanese
友 、 朋 とも 同音

noun

  1. friend; companion; comrade; pal
  2. accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
友 ゆう 同音

noun

  1. archaic friend
  2. archaic affection (for siblings)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
まさかの時の友こそ真の友。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Japanese Names
友 とも
Tomo female given namesurname
友 ともかつ
Tomokatsu unclassified name
友 ともさき
Tomosaki surname
友 ともじ
Tomoji unclassified name
友 ともすえ
Tomosue unclassified name
友 ともむね
Tomomune unclassified name
友 ゆう
Yū female given name
友 ゆうじ
Yūji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (179)
朋友 [péng​you] #166
friend
女朋友 [nǚ​péng​you] #1,115
girlfriend
男朋友 [nán​péng​you] #1,176
boyfriend
友好 [Yǒu​hǎo] #3,253
Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī​chūn​shì], Heilongjiang
女友 [nǚ​yǒu] #2,098
girlfriend
好友 [hǎo​yǒu] #5,866
close friend
友谊 [yǒu​yì] #3,311
companionship
友谊 [yǒu​yì] #3,311
companionship
小朋友 [xiǎo​péng​yǒu] #4,305
child
队友 [duì​yǒu] #5,312
member of same class, team, work group etc
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JAPANESE WORDS (168)
⭐ 友達 [ともだち] #654
friend
⭐ 友人 [ゆうじん] #1,068
friend
⭐ 親友 [しんゆう] #3,245
close friend
⭐ 友 [とも] #3,856
friend
⭐ 友情 [ゆうじょう] #4,745
friendship
友好的 [ゆうこうてき] #13,048
friendly
⭐ 戦友 [せんゆう] #15,235
comrade in arms
交友関係 [こうゆうかんけい] #18,706
one's relationships
⭐ 友好 [ゆうこう] #19,109
friendship
旧友 [きゅうゆう] #21,624
old friend
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KOREAN WORDS (12)
우정 #29,176
friendship
교우
friend
급우
classmate
문우
literary friend
우군
ally; friendly forces
우방
friendly nation; ally
우애
friendship; fraternal affection; fellowship
우의
friendship; fraternity; fellowship
우호
amity; friendship
우호적
being friendly; being amicable; being cordial
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