悦
(literary) pleased; to please
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,271 U+60A6
How 悦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 兑 (phonetic, duì)
How to remember it
delighted · Heisig RSH #1815
state of mind + devil
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 兑
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 兑 (duì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兑 sound component | duì | cash, check; to exchange |
| 说 | shuō | to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid |
| 脱 | tuō | to take off, to shed; to escape from |
| 锐 | ruì | sharp, pointed; keen, acute |
Words containing 悦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 | shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng | a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman make… |
| 面露不悦 | miàn lù bù yuè | to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom) |
| 两情相悦 | liǎng qíng xiāng yuè | (of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine |
| 和颜悦色 | hé yán yuè sè | amiable manner; pleasant countenance |
| 爽心悦目 | shuǎng xīn yuè mù | beautiful and heartwarming |
| 赏心悦目 | shǎng xīn yuè mù | warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); pleasing; delightful |
| 心悦诚服 | xīn yuè chéng fú | to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly (idiom) |
| 不悦 | bù yuè | displeased; annoyed |
| 悦色 | yuè sè | happy; contented |
| 和悦 | hé yuè | affable; kindly |
| 悦纳 | yuè nà | to find acceptable |
| 悦耳 | yuè ěr | sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) |
| 取悦 | qǔ yuè | to try to please |
| 喜悦 | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous |
| 怡颜悦色 | yí yán yuè sè | happy countenance |
| 欢悦 | huān yuè | happiness; joy; to be happy; to be joyous |
| 君悦 | Jūn yuè | Grand Hyatt (hotel brand) |
| 孙悦 | Sūn Yuè | Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star; Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star |
| 柏悦 | Bó yuè | Park Hyatt (hotel brand) |
| 凯悦 | Kǎi yuè | Hyatt (hotel company); Hyatt Regency (hotel brand) |