友

yǒu

friend, companion; fraternity

How to write 友, stroke by stroke

friend

Ideographic: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 又

朋友péng youfriend
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
女友nǚ yǒugirlfriend
男友nán yǒuboyfriend
老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period; menstruation
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
友好yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable; close friend
友谊yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship; friendship
室友shì yǒuroommate
好友hǎo yǒuclose friend; pal; (social networking website) friend
友善yǒu shànfriendly

她要和男友分手了。
tā yào hé nán yǒu fēn shǒu le 。
She is going to part from her boyfriend.
她是我的初恋女友。
tā shì wǒ de chū liàn nǚ yǒu 。
She was my first girlfriend.
我去和朋友喝了杯啤酒。
wǒ qù hé péng yǒu hē le bēi pí jiǔ 。
I went to drink a beer with friends.
这个学校的学生很友好。
zhè ge xué xiào de xué shēng hěn yǒu hǎo 。
The students of this school are kind.
我室友是个话痨。
wǒ shì yǒu shì gè huà láo 。
My roommate is too talkative.