唷 meaning and stroke order
Final particle
How to write 唷, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 唷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (interjection expressing surprise) Oh!
- My!
- final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc
How 唷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 育 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 唷
The mouth 口 on the left tells you this is a sound you say, and 育 (yù) on the right gives a hint of the sound. Picture a mouth letting out a surprised "yo" when it sees something.
唷 is mostly used in casual speech and writing as an interjection of surprise, like "Oh" or "My", or at the end of a sentence to add a lively, friendly tone. Example: 唷，你来了。(Yō, nǐ lái le.) Oh, you're here.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 唷 with 哟 (yō), which has the same sound and use and is actually the more common form in mainland writing. Also do not read the right side 育 as yù here. The whole character is yō or neutral-tone yo.
唷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 唷
How many strokes are in 唷?
唷 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 唷 mean?
唷 (yō) means final particle.
How do you pronounce 唷?
唷 is pronounced yō, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 唷?
The radical of 唷 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 唷 under this radical.
What is the difference between 唷 and 哟?
They are used the same way, for surprise or as a soft sentence-final particle. 哟 is far more common in mainland China, while 唷 appears more often in Taiwan and in some casual online writing.
When is 唷 pronounced with no tone?
At the start of a sentence as an exclamation, it is said yō with the first tone. At the end of a sentence as a particle, it is usually light and toneless, yo, as in 加油唷 (jiāyóu yo), meaning "Keep it up."