友
yǒu
friend
a picture of 友 → two hands reaching toward each other
The character shows two hands (又 appearing twice in its historical form) reaching toward each other — the gesture of joining hands is friendship made visible. Even in its modern simplified form, 又 carries that sense of a hand extended in goodwill.
她是我最好的朋友，我们认识很多年了。
tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péng yǒu，wǒ men rèn shi hěn duō nián le。
She is my best friend; we have known each other for many years.
他在新学校很快就交到了好朋友。
tā zài xīn xué xiào hěn kuài jiù jiāo dào le hǎo péng yǒu。
He quickly made good friends at the new school.
Words with 友
友情
yǒu qíng
friendly feelings
会友
huì yǒu
to make friends
前男友
qián nán yǒu
ex-boyfriend
故友
gù yǒu
old friend
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child; 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)
酒友
jiǔ yǒu
drinking buddy
酒肉朋友
jiǔ ròu péng you
lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
重色轻友
zhòng sè qīng yǒu
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
队友
duì yǒu
teammate; fellow team member
马友友
mǎ yǒu yǒu
Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist
冯友兰
féng yǒu lán
Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
驴友
lǘ yǒu
backpacker