Chinese Word: 忧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

忧 (Trad.: 憂)HSK 6

Pinyin: yōu

English Definition: to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning

Chinese Definition:
①发愁：忧愤。忧惧。忧烦。忧惶。忧急。忧煎。忧思(ａ．忧念；b．忧愁的思绪)。忧戚。杞人忧天。
②可忧虑的事：忧患。内忧外患。乐以忘忧。高枕无忧。
③指父母之丧：丁忧。

Antonyms: 乐

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:尤 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 尤 [ yóu ] especially, particularly

Similar Characters: 扰优

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担忧	dān yōu	to worry; to be concerned
忧郁HSK 6	yōu yù	sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
忧患	yōu huàn	suffering; misery; hardship
后顾之忧HSK 6	hòu gù zhī yōu	fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
忧伤	yōu shāng	distressed; laden with grief

1		wèi 为 tā 他 de 的 líng hún 灵魂 dān yōu 担忧。 Fear for his soul.
2		nà ge 那个 nán rén 男人 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 That man looks very worried.
3		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jing 眼睛 fú xiàn 浮现 chū 出 yī 一 sī 丝 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 A hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
4		tā 他 duì yú 对于 shēng huó 生活 xiàng 像 yáng 羊 yí yàng 一样 ān yì 安逸 wú yōu 无忧。 He lives a life as comfortable and carefree as a sheep.
5		yóu yú 由于 zuì jìn 最近 gōng sī 公司 cái yuán 裁员， tā 他 duì 对 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 gǎn dào 感到 dān yōu 担忧。 He has fears about his job security due to recent company layoffs.

1		wèi 为 tā 他 de 的 líng hún 灵魂 dān yōu 担忧。 Fear for his soul.
2		nà ge 那个 nán rén 男人 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 That man looks very worried.
3		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jing 眼睛 fú xiàn 浮现 chū 出 yī 一 sī 丝 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 A hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
4		tā 他 duì yú 对于 shēng huó 生活 xiàng 像 yáng 羊 yí yàng 一样 ān yì 安逸 wú yōu 无忧。 He lives a life as comfortable and carefree as a sheep.
5		yóu yú 由于 zuì jìn 最近 gōng sī 公司 cái yuán 裁员， tā 他 duì 对 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 gǎn dào 感到 dān yōu 担忧。 He has fears about his job security due to recent company layoffs.