忧

yōu

yōuspelled as iu · 1st tone — spelling rules

to worry · to concern oneself with

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快慢怪恨禽恒悔

Same radical

性情离惊怀快慢怪恨禽恒悔悟慎恤

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Character Decomposition

忧=忄+尤

Etymology

heart

Meanings

to worry

to concern oneself with

worried

anxiety

sorrow

(literary) to observe mourning

yōu

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Words with 忧 237 total

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent丁忧dīng yōu to share tribulations · to help sb with worries and difficulties分忧fēn yōu to worry · to fret烦忧fán yōu to worry · to be concerned担忧dān yōu

Idioms with 忧 59 total Chain

having experienced much suffering饱经忧患bǎo jīng yōu huàn sickness · ill · illness采薪之忧cǎi xīn zhī yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) · (fig.) to rest easy · to be free of worries高枕无忧gāo zhěn wú 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"后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōu