yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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How to pronounce 又

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

又 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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Characters with 又 as component

duì = du + ei4
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
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yǒu = y + ou3
friend
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fǎn = f + an3
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
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Words with 又

mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
repeatedly / over and over again
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another

Sentences with 又

zhǐ
shì
yǎng
zài
tiān
shàng
 
 
zi
jiǔ
le
yòu
yào
shēng
shì

Want to remember 又 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

yòu

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

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The red boxing glove is crafted from smooth, polished cowhide leather featuring prominent white double-stitched seams and a thick, padded wrist cuff with a black industrial velcro strap. The surface displays subtle creases and indentations from impact, with a glossy, saturated crimson finish and a reinforced, contoured thumb section.