忧(yōu)

HSK 67 strokesTrad. 憂

to worry

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Character information

Pinyin
yōu
Meaning
to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
憂

Origin & structure

Where 忧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄尤

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 尤 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn尤yóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 忧 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 忧

Common words using 忧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dān担yōu忧
HSK 6

to worry

Open 担忧 page →
hòu后gù顾zhī之yōu忧
HSK 7-9

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)

Open 后顾之忧 page →
yōu忧chóu愁
HSK 7-9

to be worried

Open 忧愁 page →
yōu忧lǜ虑
HSK 7-9

to worry

Open 忧虑 page →
yōu忧yù郁
HSK 7-9

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

Open 忧郁 page →
wú无yōu忧wú无lǜ虑
HSK 7-9

(idiom) carefree; without worries

Open 无忧无虑 page →
dīng丁yōu忧

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Open 丁忧 page →
fēn分yōu忧

to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties

Open 分忧 page →

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From 忧’s common words

担后顾之愁虑郁无

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