尤 yóu especially
especially; particularly; outstanding
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oracle bone form shows a hand with a wart on it, and the character first stood for a wart.
用法
- Bound; "especially." 尤其 (yóuqí) = especially/particularly: 我喜欢水果,尤其是芒果 (wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, yóuqí shì mángguǒ) I like fruit, especially mango.
- 尤其 singles out one item from a group just named. It typically follows a general statement.
- 尤为 (yóuwéi) is the more written/formal variant, used before adjectives: 尤为重要 (yóuwéi zhòngyào) especially important.
含“尤”的汉字
含“尤”的词语
例句
- 我喜欢吃日本菜,尤其是寿司。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī Rìběncài, yóuqíshì shòusī.I love Japanese food, especially sushi.