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悠

yōu

long, far, remote, distant; leisurely

Strokes
11
Radical
心
HSK
5
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 中国历史比日本历史更悠久。

    Zhōng guó lì shǐ bǐ Rì běn lì shǐ gèng yōu jiǔ

    The history of China is older than that of Japan.

  • 假期里，我度过了悠闲的日子。

    Jià qī lǐ wǒ dù guò le yōu xián de rì zi

    I spent idle days during the vacation.

  • 印度的历史悠久。

    Yìn dù de lì shǐ yōu jiǔ

    India has a very old history.

  • 柳枝在微风中轻轻荡悠。

    Liǔ zhī zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng dàng yōu

    The willow branches swayed gently in the breeze.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 悠

  • 悠久yōu jiǔ 1–3 long (tradition, history etc)
  • 转悠zhuàn you 4–5to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
  • 忽悠hū you 1–5to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con
  • 悠闲yōu xián 1–2 leisurely; carefree; relaxed