尤
yóu
outstanding
surname You; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
lame figure (尢) + dot (丶) = marked out as exceptional
尢 gives the sound; the added dot (丶) marks something extra, set apart — nudging the character toward the idea of standing out or being exceptional. The fault meaning likely came from the same sense of deviation or being singled out.
他在班里尤为努力，每天都认真复习。
tā zài bān lǐ yóu wéi nǔ lì, měi tiān dōu rèn zhēn fù xí。
He is particularly hardworking in class, reviewing his lessons carefully every day.
这里的冬天尤其寒冷，出门要多穿衣服。
zhè lǐ de dōng tiān yóu qí hán lěng, chū mén yào duō chuān yī fu。
The winters here are especially cold, so you need to wear more clothes when you go out.
Words with 尤
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
尤指
yóu zhǐ
especially
尤文图斯
yóu wén tú sī
Juventus, Italian football team
尤克里里
yóu kè lǐ lǐ
ukulele (loanword)
尤其
yóu qí
especially; particularly
尤其是
yóu qí shì
especially
尤利娅·季莫申科
yóu lì yà · jì mò shēn kē
Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
尤利西斯
yóu lì xī sī
Ulysses (novel)
尤加利
yóu jiā lì
eucalyptus (loanword)
尤卡坦
yóu kǎ tǎn
Yucatan (Mexican province)
尤卡坦半岛
yóu kǎ tǎn bàn dǎo
Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
尤坎
yóu kǎn
Rjukan (city in Norway)