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柚 meaning and stroke order

yòu

Grapefruit, pomelo

9 strokesRadical 木
Strokes9
Pinyinyòu
ToneTone 4
Frequency#4,847
Printable worksheet

How to write 柚, stroke by stroke

9 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 柚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yòufourth tone (falling)
  1. pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
  2. shaddock
  3. oriental grapefruit

How 柚 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.

mùtree+yóuto follow

木 gives the meaning and 由 hints at the sound.

Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.

How to remember 柚

柚 combines 木 (tree) on the left with 由 (yóu) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a big round pomelo hanging from a tree, and 由 reminds you it is pronounced yòu.

柚 is almost always used in the word 柚子 (yòuzi), the large citrus fruit called pomelo. It is especially popular around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Example: 中秋节我们吃柚子。(Zhōngqiū Jié wǒmen chī yòuzi.) We eat pomelos at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Common mistake: Learners often read 柚 as yóu because of its phonetic part 由 (yóu), but the correct tone is fourth tone, yòu. Also do not confuse it with 油 (yóu, oil), which has the water radical 氵 instead of 木.

Common words with 柚

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
柚子yòuzipomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock

柚 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān柚yòu子zi和hé橘jú子zi。
I like grapefruit and mandarins.
冬dōng至zhì时shí，我wǒ们men泡pào热rè水shuǐ澡zǎo，池chí中zhōng会huì加jiā柚yòu子zi。
On the winter solstice we have a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits in it.
柚yòu子zi很hěn酸suān。
The grapefruit tastes very sour.
有yǒu些xiē人rén认rèn为wéi吃chī饭fàn的de时shí候hòu吃chī葡pú萄táo柚yòu会huì有yǒu助zhù于yú减jiǎn肥féi。
Some people think that eating grapefruit with every meal will help you lose weight.

Questions about 柚

How many strokes are in 柚?

柚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 柚 mean?

柚 (yòu) means grapefruit, pomelo. A common word with it is 柚子 (yòuzi), meaning "pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock".

How do you pronounce 柚?

柚 is pronounced yòu, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 柚?

The radical of 柚 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 柚 under this radical.

Is 柚子 the same as grapefruit?

Not exactly. 柚子 usually means the pomelo, a larger and milder fruit. Western grapefruit is often called 西柚 (xīyòu) to tell them apart.

Why are pomelos linked to the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Pomelos ripen in autumn and are round like the full moon. Also 柚 (yòu) sounds like 佑 (yòu, to bless), so the fruit is seen as lucky.