又yòu

又

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Simplified Chinese

Simplified Chinese (簡體). 又 (yòu, "again, also") retains its ancient form as a pictograph of a right hand with fingers spread — a visual so enduring that both simplified and traditional scripts remain identical. Though its modern meaning shifted to "again" through phonetic extension, it survives as a meaningful component in 友 (friend), 欢 (joy), and 观 (to watch), where the hand still reaches across three millennia.

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Shuowen

又 (yòu) - The pictograph of a right hand with fingers spread, representing the act of reaching or grasping. From this concrete image of a reaching hand came the extended meanings of "again" and "also," as the hand returns to repeat an action. The five strokes of the modern character still trace back to that ancient hand shape, with three fingers reaching outward and the wrist curving below.

Pinyin

yòu· HSK 2

又yòu

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