Read Edit View history 右 yòu HSK1 right Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a right hand. The 口 (mouth) component was added later to distinguish the character from 又. Pinyin Separate values with commas yòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a right hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 右 Simp strokes 右 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 右 Simp strokes 右 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 右 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 143, 506 ], [ 201, 497 ], [ 394, 533 ], [ 812, 587 ], [ 872, 583 ], [ 922, 568 ] ], [ [ 467, 792 ], [ 513, 742 ], [ 499, 647 ], [ 472, 556 ], [ 399, 401 ], [ 321, 281 ], [ 267, 218 ], [ 154, 118 ], [ 65, 63 ] ], [ [ 380, 301 ], [ 424, 12 ] ], [ [ 415, 273 ], [ 435, 290 ], [ 530, 305 ], [ 654, 337 ], [ 680, 340 ], [ 703, 333 ], [ 736, 300 ], [ 699, 157 ], [ 671, 135 ] ], [ [ 446, 52 ], [ 463, 67 ], [ 662, 103 ], [ 720, 106 ], [ 746, 97 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 488 525 Q 641 550 907 550 Q 931 551 936 561 Q 943 574 923 591 Q 853 639 785 619 Q 682 598 516 570 Q 509 570 505 568 L 444 559 Q 302 540 146 518 Q 121 515 140 495 Q 158 479 178 473 Q 203 467 222 473 Q 318 501 428 517 L 488 525 Z", "M 374 313 Q 446 427 488 525 L 505 568 Q 527 628 536 675 Q 543 706 561 736 Q 577 755 555 769 Q 527 791 486 802 Q 467 808 457 801 Q 450 795 456 776 Q 493 703 444 559 L 428 517 Q 323 277 127 118 Q 64 73 61 62 Q 60 55 77 63 Q 224 120 346 272 L 374 313 Z", "M 404 303 Q 394 309 374 313 C 345 320 336 300 346 272 Q 374 196 388 80 Q 389 40 411 13 Q 430 -12 436 5 Q 442 21 442 45 L 439 83 Q 430 110 414 266 C 411 296 410 300 404 303 Z", "M 722 128 Q 749 246 791 284 Q 810 306 792 327 Q 774 342 707 370 Q 686 377 663 367 Q 566 328 404 303 C 374 298 384 262 414 266 Q 432 266 642 310 Q 667 316 677 306 Q 690 293 688 267 Q 678 191 664 129 C 658 100 715 99 722 128 Z", "M 442 45 Q 449 44 462 46 Q 550 68 742 85 Q 754 86 756 97 Q 756 106 722 128 C 705 139 693 136 664 129 Q 540 98 439 83 C 409 78 412 45 442 45 Z" ] } 5 strokes 右 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 139, 508 ], [ 211, 499 ], [ 771, 583 ], [ 934, 572 ] ], [ [ 459, 796 ], [ 517, 736 ], [ 414, 424 ], [ 250, 203 ], [ 71, 67 ] ], [ [ 367, 307 ], [ 423, 9 ] ], [ [ 404, 293 ], [ 676, 341 ], [ 720, 323 ], [ 747, 290 ], [ 678, 118 ] ], [ [ 434, 62 ], [ 746, 101 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M489,525C591,539 729,550 907,550C923,551 932,555 936,561C940,570 937,581 923,591C877,625 831,630 785,619C687,598 594,582 505,568C464,562 464,562 443,559C348,546 250,533 146,518C129,516 126,508 140,495C151,484 164,477 178,473C194,469 209,470 222,473C285,492 354,508 428,517C469,522 469,522 489,525Z", "M375,313C425,388 464,459 489,525C500,554 500,554 505,568C528,631 534,687 561,736C568,751 569,759 555,769C535,783 513,795 486,802C473,806 463,806 457,801C452,798 450,789 456,776C479,727 478,660 443,559C433,531 433,531 428,517C371,360 256,231 127,118C88,85 62,70 61,62C59,58 65,59 77,63C174,102 268,179 346,272C356,285 365,300 375,313Z", "M404,303C397,307 388,311 375,313C358,316 337,286 346,272C361,252 380,158 388,80C390,54 396,32 411,13C438,-21 440,12 442,45C442,58 440,71 439,83C435,108 424,162 414,266C412,279 415,297 404,303Z", "M722,128C740,207 764,258 791,284C804,298 805,314 792,327C780,339 751,353 707,370C693,376 678,374 663,367C598,341 512,320 404,303C391,301 401,266 414,266C426,266 502,279 642,310C676,318 690,294 688,267C682,217 673,171 664,129C661,110 718,109 722,128Z", "M442,45C459,44 644,82 742,85C750,86 755,90 756,97C756,103 744,114 722,128C705,138 683,133 664,129C581,109 506,93 439,83C427,81 429,45 442,45Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.