悠
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long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried
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Dict coverage rank #2,345 U+60A0
How 悠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 攸 (phonetic, yōu)
How to remember it
without haste · Heisig RSH #2090
人 person + walking stick + taskmaster + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 攸
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 攸 (yōu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攸 sound component | yōu | distant, far; adverbial prefix |
| 修 | xiū | to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate |
| 倏 | shū | hastily, suddenly, abruptly |
| 莜 | yóu | Avena nuda; a bamboo basket |
| 脩 | xiū | dried meat |
Words containing 悠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悠然神往 | yōu rán shén wǎng | thoughts wandering far away |
| 悠游卡 | Yōu yóu Kǎ | EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan) |
| 历史悠久 | lì shǐ yōu jiǔ | long-established; time-honored |
| 悠长 | yōu cháng | long; drawn-out; prolonged; lingering |
| 转悠 | zhuàn you | to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly |
| 悠然 | yōu rán | unhurried; leisurely |
| 悠远 | yōu yuǎn | long time ago; distant; far away |
| 悠着 | yōu zhe | to take it easy |
| 悠悠球 | yōu yōu qiú | yo-yo (loanword) |
| 悠扬 | yōu yáng | melodious; mellifluous |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) |
| 悠闲 | yōu xián | variant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely |
| 悠闲 | yōu xián | leisurely; carefree; relaxed |
| 慢悠悠 | màn yōu yōu | unhurried |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a fl… |
| 忽忽悠悠 | hū hū yōu yōu | indifferent to the passing of time; careless |
| 悠悠 | yōu yōu | lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of e… |
| 悠哉游哉 | yōu zāi yóu zāi | see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1] |
| 晃悠 | huàng you | to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around |
| 晃晃悠悠 | huàng huang yōu yōu | swaying; wobbling |