右
(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,100 U+53F3
How 右 is formed
How to remember it
right · Heisig RSH #78
口 mouth + by one’s side
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 右 as their sound component
These characters all use 右 (yòu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右 sound component | yòu | right; right-wing |
| 佑 | yòu | to help; to protect; to bless |
Words containing 右
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反右运动 | Fǎn yòu Yùn dòng | Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ende… |
| 新巴尔虎右旗 | Xīn bā ěr hǔ yòu qí | New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 右江区 | Yòu jiāng Qū | Youjiang, a district of Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 无出其右 | wú chū qí yòu | (idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better |
| 极右分子 | jí yòu fèn zǐ | extreme right-winger |
| 右派分子 | yòu pài fèn zǐ | rightist; rightist elements |
| 左耳入，右耳出 | zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū | in one ear and out the other |
| 巴林右 | Bā lín yòu | Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia |
| 科右中旗 | Kē yòu zhōng qí | Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan leagu… |
| 右边儿 | yòu bian r | erhua variant of 右邊|右边[you4 bian5] |
| 巴林右旗 | Bā lín yòu qí | Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia |
| 苏尼特右旗 | Sū ní tè yòu qí | Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
| 右玉县 | Yòu yù Xiàn | Youyu, a county in Shuozhou City 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 科右前旗 | Kē yòu qián qí | Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan leagu… |
| 阿拉善右旗 | Ā lā shàn Yòu qí | Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2… |
| 反右派斗争 | Fǎn yòu pài Dòu zhēng | Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ende… |
| 右前卫 | yòu qián wèi | right forward (soccer position) |
| 右上 | yòu shàng | upper right |
| 右手 | yòu shǒu | right hand; right-hand side |
| 右面 | yòu miàn | right side |