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yōu

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yōu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōu | you1
English translation
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief

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About yōu

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

yōu

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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Etymology of yōu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱頁心夂

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Yóu represents the sound. Simplified form of yōu .

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Words with yōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
担忧 dān yōu to worry擔憂
忧郁 yōuyù sullen憂鬱
忧伤 yōu shāng distressed憂傷
yōu to worry yōu
忧虑 yōu lǜ to worry憂慮
忧愁 yōu chóu to be worried憂愁
无忧无虑 wúyōuwúlǜ carefree and without worries (idiom)無憂無慮
忧心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)憂心忡忡
后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu worries about the future consequences後顧之憂
忧心 yōu xīn concerned憂心
高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom)高枕無憂
杞人忧天 Qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears杞人憂天
排忧解难 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)排憂解難
堪忧 kān yōu worrying堪憂
喜忧参半 xǐ yōu cān bàn to have mixed feelings (about sth)喜憂參半
隐忧 yǐn yōu secret concern隱憂
分忧 fēn yōu to share tribulations分憂
烦忧 fán yōu to worry煩憂
忧郁症 yōu yù zhèng (psychology) depression憂鬱症
忧患 yōu huàn suffering憂患
内忧外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad內憂外患
忧思 yōu sī agitated憂思
报喜不报忧 bào xǐ bù bào yōu to hold back unpleasant news報喜不報憂

yōu Decomposition & Compounds

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