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
优异
yōuyì
excellent
Characters in this word
异 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 巳 snake 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他在田径比赛中表现优异，最终获得了银牌。 Tā zài tiánjìng bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn yōuyì, zuìzhōng huòdé le yínpái. He performed excellently in the track and field competition and finally won the silver medal.
- 她以优异的成绩考上了理想的大学。 Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì kǎo shàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué. She got into her dream university with excellent grades.
- 这家公司去年业绩优异，员工都拿到了奖金。 Zhè jiā gōngsī qùnián yèjì yōuyì, yuángōng dōu ná dào le jiǎngjīn. This company's results were outstanding last year, and all the staff received bonuses.
Related words
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 优良 yōuliáng excellent; fine
- 优美 yōuměi graceful; beautiful
- 优秀 yōuxiù excellent; outstanding
- 优惠 yōuhuì discount
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 优化 yōuhuà to optimize
- 优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest; the strong survive and the weak are eliminated
- 优雅 yōuyǎ elegant; graceful
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous
- 差异 chāyì difference