愉
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pleased
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 愉 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 meaning “heart” + 俞 sound ()
Components 忄 俞
How to remember it
overjoyed · Heisig RSH #1810
slaughterhouse + state of mind
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 愉
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周末愉快 | have a nice weekend! | |
| 不愉快 | disagreeable; unpleasant | |
| 愉快 | cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted | |
| 欢愉 | happy; joyous; delighted | |
| 愉悦 | joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight | |
| 恬愉 | content and at ease |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 俞 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俞 sound part | to consent, to approve; surname | |
| 输 | to carry, to haul, to transport | |
| 偷 | to steal; burglar, thief | |
| 榆 | elm tree | |
| 喻 | metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like | |
| 愈 | to recover, to heal; more and more | |
| 谕 | to proclaim; to instruct; edict | |
| 瑜 | flawless gem or jewel | |
| 渝 | to change; Chongqing | |
| 逾 | to jump over; to exceed, to surpass | |
| 揄 | to lift, to raise; to praise; to hang, to flap | |
| 蝓 | snail | |
| 嵛 | a county in the Shandong province | |
| 腧 | acupoint | |
| 觎 | to covet, to desire, to long for | |
| 毹 | blanket, rug | |
| 窬 | door, window; a hole in a wall |