忧(yōu): to worry

HSK 67 strokesTrad. 憂

to worry

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From 忧’s common words

担愁虑郁后顾之无

Character informationHSK 6

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 & structureWhere 忧 comes from

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.

Words with 忧

dān担yōu忧

HSK 6

to worry

yōu忧chóu愁

HSK 7-9

to be worried

yōu忧lǜ虑

HSK 7-9

to worry

yōu忧yù郁

HSK 7-9

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

hòu后 gù顾 zhī之yōu忧

HSK 7-9

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

wú无yōu忧wú无 lǜ虑

HSK 7-9

(idiom) carefree; without worries

dīng丁yōu忧

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

fēn分yōu忧

to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties

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