又
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(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
2 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,178 U+53C8
How 又 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左
How to remember it
again · Heisig RSH #633
— as a component also called: right hand, crotch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 又 as their sound component
These characters all use 又 (yòu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 又 sound component | yòu | and, also, again, in addition |
| 驭 | yù | to drive, to ride; to manage, to control |
Words containing 又
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一波未平，一波又起 | yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ | before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the … |
| 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 | yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo | see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
| 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 | yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo | lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom); fig. you can't h… |
| 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 | yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng | lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (… |
| 话又说回来 | huà yòu shuō huí lai | (but) then again; (but) on the other hand |
| 一次又一次 | yī cì yòu yī cì | repeatedly; over and over again |
| 好气又好笑 | hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào | see 又好氣又好笑|又好气又好笑[you4 hao3 qi4 you4 hao3 xiao4] |
| 好又多 | Hǎo yòu duō | Trust-Mart (supermarket chain) |
| 赔了夫人又折兵 | péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng | lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); fig. to suffer a … |
| 又一次 | yòu yī cì | yet again; once again; once more |
| 又好气又好笑 | yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào | annoyed and amused in equal measure |
| 少之又少 | shǎo zhī yòu shǎo | very few; very little |
| 又来了 | yòu lái le | Here we go again. |
| 欲言又止 | yù yán yòu zhǐ | to want to say sth but then hesitate |
| 破屋又遭连夜雨 | pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ | see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3] |
| 重又 | chóng yòu | once again |
| 又名 | yòu míng | also known as; alternative name; to also be called |
| 一遍又一遍 | yī biàn yòu yī biàn | over and over |
| 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 | yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng | lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom… |
| 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 | jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng | see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1] |