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忧 - yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

How to read 忧

Click 忧 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyōu
Englishsad, grieved; grief, melancholy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

忧伤 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 忧容. Please read 忧心 one more time.

Common words with this character

distressed; laden with grief
worried facial expression
concerned; worried; disturbed
to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 忧 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 忧伤 and 忧容 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 忧.