抑 yì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 卬 lofty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抑郁
yìyù
depressed; melancholy
Characters in this word
郁 yù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 有 to have, to own, to possess 阝 place, town, city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期失业使他变得抑郁，连最简单的社交也开始回避。 Chángqī shīyè shǐ tā biàn de yìyù, lián zuì jiǎndān de shèjiāo yě kāishǐ huíbì. Long-term unemployment made him depressed, and he began avoiding even the simplest social interactions.
- 他最近心情抑郁，常常一个人待在房间里。 Tā zuìjìn xīnqíng yìyù, chángcháng yīgè rén dāi zài fángjiān lǐ. He has been feeling depressed lately and often sits alone in his room.
- 医生建议他多运动，缓解抑郁的情绪。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā duō yùndòng, huǎnjiě yìyù de qíngxù. The doctor advised him to exercise more to ease his depressed mood.
Related words
- 抑制 yìzhì to suppress, to inhibit
- 压抑 yāyì to repress; oppressive; stifling
- 抑扬顿挫 yìyángdùncuò cadenced; rhythmically modulated
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 浓郁 nóngyù rich; strong; intense
- 忧郁 yōuyù melancholy; gloomy
- 郁闷 yùmèn depressed; gloomy; frustrated
- 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi listless; dispirited
- 忧愁 yōuchóu sorrowful; melancholy
- 泄气 xièqì to lose heart; to feel discouraged
- 痛心 tòngxīn distressed; grieved
- 呜咽 wūyè to sob; to whimper