右

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 向右走。▶ —
   Go right.
2. 右手。▶ —
   Right hand.

Collocations

Mnemonic

右 yòu "right (side)" — antonym 左 zuǒ. Pictograph: 又 (hand) + 口 (mouth) — originally "to help (with hand and mouth)". Cognate of Japanese 右 migi.

Quick check

1. Original sense of 右?

   • help (hand+mouth)
   • right direction
   • big hand
   • mouth and hand