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IDENTITY

yǒufriend

HSK 1Top 340

CORE MEANING

friend

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.friendHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
again radical (yòu)
strokes
4
Structure
top-left surround compound
IDS sequence
⿸𠂇又
    • top-left element
    • hand; two hands meeting

USAGE

Common words

朋友péngyoufriend
友好yǒuhǎofriendly
友谊yǒuyìfriendship

Graded examples

  • 我们成了好朋友。Wǒmen chéng le hǎo péngyou.HSK1

    We became good friends.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Two hands (又) clasped together — friendship.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#340
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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