友

yǒu
#594 most
frequent character
friend

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

友 shows two hands, suggesting friendship or cooperation. Both hands also carry the sound yòu. Its first sense was “friend”, and it grew to “friendship”.

Drawn as: two hands

友 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
爱

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Homophones

HSK 1
有yǒu
to have, there is, there are

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