游
游 (yóu) means “to tour”. It is made of 氵 + 斿 and has 12 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 游 into its parts
What 游 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 斿 yóu — to swim
- 方 fāng — square
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 子 zǐ — child
- 了 liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 方 fāng — square
Origin hint: To swim freely 斿 through the seas 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
游 stroke order
Example sentences
我们去游了长城。Wǒmen qù yóu le Chángchéng.We went to tour the Great Wall.
你想去哪里游玩？Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ yóuwán?Where would you like to go sightseeing?
Words with 游
- 旅游lǚyóuto travel
- 游客yóukètourist
- 游戏yóuxìgame
- 游泳yóuyǒngto swim
- 导游dǎoyóutour guide
- 游览yóulǎnto go sightseeing
- 上游shàngyóuupper reaches of a river
- 游玩yóuwánto go sightseeing
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yóu |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to tour; to travel; to swim |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 游
What does 游 mean?
游 (yóu) means “to tour; to travel; to swim”.
How many strokes does 游 have?
游 has 12 strokes.
What is the radical of 游?
The radical of 游 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 游?
游 is made of 氵 (water) and 斿 (to swim).
Which HSK level is 游?
游 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 游 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.