Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左Radical: 又又

meaning for yòu:

  • - (once) again
  • - also
  • - both... and...
  • - and yet
  • - (used for emphasis) anywayto want to say sth but then hesitateboth red and expert
  • - both socialist-minded and vocationally proficient (politics) (idiom)to be even more careful (idiom)P.S.
  • - postscriptmystery within a mystery
  • - the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子

chéngzhī橙汁
qilai起来
yòu
suān
yòu
tián

Orange juice tastes both sour and sweet.


bàba爸爸
zuótiān昨天
yòu
chídào迟到
le

Daddy was late again yesterday.


zhège这个
wèntí问题
fùzá复杂
yòu
shēnào深奥

This problem is both complex and profound.


zuótiān昨天
wǎnshang晚上
yòu
zuò
le
měimèng美梦

I had a beautiful dream again yesterday evening.


de
biǎoyǎn表演
jīngcǎi精彩
yòu
gǎnrén感人

His performance is both brilliant and touching.