HSK 3 · Sports & Competition

游泳

yóu yǒng

to swim; swimming

Stroke order of 游泳

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

游 · 12 strokes泳 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Water "氵" on both sides: you swim "游" through it "永" forever.

Parts: 游 swim; tour (氵 water + 斿) + 泳 swim (氵 water + 永 forever)

The characters in 游泳

游 yóu — to swim; to tour (12 strokes)

Example sentence

你会游泳吗？

Can you swim?

Words with 游

旅游to travel; tourism 游客tourist 游to swim; to tour 游戏game

More words: Sports & Competition

比赛match; competition 足球football; soccer 跑步to run; to jog 跳高high jump 跳远long jump 武术martial arts 功夫kung fu; skill 训练to train; training 教练coach 选手contestant; athlete 队员team member 对手opponent 球迷(sports) fan 世界杯World Cup

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