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佑

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(bound form) to bless; to protect

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Strokes
7
Radical
人 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
佑
Common rank
#3,693
Unicode
U+4F51

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Formation & memory

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How 佑 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 右 sound ( yòu )

Components 亻 右

How to remember it

bless · Heisig RSH #2063

人 person + 右 right

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 佑

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing
佑护 yòu hù blessing
护佑 hù yòu to bless and protect; to protect
詹天佑 Zhān Tiān yòu Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer
邻佑 lín yòu variant of 鄰右|邻右[lin2 you4]
庇佑 bì yòu to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)