优 yōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 尤 especially, particularly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
优秀
yōuxiù
excellent; outstanding
Characters in this word
秀 xiù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 乃 then
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他很优秀。 Tā hěn yōuxiù. He is very outstanding.
- 她是优秀学生。 Tā shì yōuxiù xuésheng. She is an excellent student.
- 你表现优秀。 Nǐ biǎoxiàn yōuxiù. You did an excellent job.
Related words
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 优良 yōuliáng excellent; fine
- 优美 yōuměi graceful; beautiful
- 优惠 yōuhuì discount
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 出色 chūsè excellent
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing
- 良好 liánghǎo good; in good condition
- 独立 dúlì independent
- 发挥 fāhuī to bring out; to show
- 具备 jùbèi to have; to be equipped with