幼

yòu
#1,575 most
frequent character
young

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

幼 joins 幺 yāo, a small bit of silk, with 力, strength. Together they point to the first meaning, young. 幺 also supplies the sound.

Drawn as: small silk; strength

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