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yòu
HSK 2freq #91

Meanings

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yòu
  1. 1.(once) again
  2. 2.also
  3. 3.both... and...
  4. 4.and yet
  5. 5.(used for emphasis) anyway

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.again; once more
  2. 2.Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities; both ... and ...
  3. 3.also; in addition
  4. 4.Used between a whole number and a fraction
  5. 5.but; on the other hand
  6. 6.Used in negative statements and rhetorical questions for emphasis

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形) – a right hand. Original form of 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”). Unrelated to 𠬤 (> 译). Often written as 彐 in many modern characters such as 事, 聿, 雪, 急, 爭, 尹, and 建 (which is unrelated to 聿). Adverbial derivation of 有 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, “to have; there is”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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