右
yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side
(bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
hand gesture + mouth (口) = right-hand side
The upper stroke suggests a right hand, and 口 below evokes speech — the right hand is the one you raise to speak or swear. Together they conventionally mark the right side.
Words with 右
邻右
lín yòu
neighbor
阿拉善右旗
ā lā shàn yòu qí
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
顾左右而言他
gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
向右拐
xiàng yòu guǎi
to turn right
反右
fǎn yòu
anti-rightist
反右派斗争
fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
反右运动
fǎn yòu yùn dòng
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
右上
yòu shàng
upper right
右下
yòu xià
lower right
右侧
yòu cè
right side
右倾
yòu qīng
right-wing