又

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

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HSK 3.0: Level 2
Old HSK: Level 3
Strokes: 2
Radical: 又 itself
Structure: Single component 独体
Traditional: 又
Common rank: #2,178
Unicode: U+53C8

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Formation & memory

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How 又 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

How to remember it

again · Heisig RSH #633

— as a component also called: right hand, crotch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 又

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一波未平，一波又起	yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ	before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the …
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草	yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo	see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草\|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草	yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo	lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom); fig. you can't h…
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生	yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng	lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (…
话又说回来	huà yòu shuō huí lai	(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
一次又一次	yī cì yòu yī cì	repeatedly; over and over again
好气又好笑	hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào	see 又好氣又好笑\|又好气又好笑[you4 hao3 qi4 you4 hao3 xiao4]
好又多	Hǎo yòu duō	Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
赔了夫人又折兵	péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng	lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); fig. to suffer a …
又一次	yòu yī cì	yet again; once again; once more
又好气又好笑	yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào	annoyed and amused in equal measure
少之又少	shǎo zhī yòu shǎo	very few; very little
又来了	yòu lái le	Here we go again.
欲言又止	yù yán yòu zhǐ	to want to say sth but then hesitate
破屋又遭连夜雨	pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ	see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨\|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
重又	chóng yòu	once again
又名	yòu míng	also known as; alternative name; to also be called
一遍又一遍	yī biàn yòu yī biàn	over and over
又想当婊子又想立牌坊	yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng	lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom…
既要当婊子又要立牌坊	jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng	see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊\|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]

Sound family

These characters use 又 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
又 sound part	yòu	and, also, again, in addition
驭	yù	to drive, to ride; to manage, to control