優

優 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “superior”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 憂 (sad).

Keyword: superior
Pinyin (Mandarin): yōu
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: superior, excellent, превосходный, excellent
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 優 tenderness

Decomposition

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亻 person
radical number 9
憂 sad

How to find 優 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “sad”. 優 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 優 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.