愉 yú
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
愉悦
yúyuè
joyful; pleasant
Characters in this word
悦 yuè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一座城市若只追求效率而忽视尺度，就很难给居民带来愉悦的生活体验。 Yí zuò chéngshì ruò zhǐ zhuīqiú xiàolǜ ér hūshì chǐdù, jiù hěn nán gěi jūmín dài lái yúyuè de shēnghuó tǐyàn. If a city pursues only efficiency while ignoring human scale, it will struggle to give residents a pleasant living experience.
- 听着窗外的鸟鸣，她心情十分愉悦。 Tīngzhe chuāng wài de niǎomíng, tā xīnqíng shífēn yúyuè. Listening to the birds outside the window, she felt very joyful.
- 运动后身心愉悦，晚上睡得特别香。 Yùndòng hòu shēnxīn yúyuè, wǎnshang shuì de tèbié xiāng. After exercise, body and mind feel pleasant, and one sleeps especially well at night.
Related words
- 喜悦 xǐyuè joy; delight
- 悦耳 yuè'ěr pleasant to the ear
- 欣慰 xīnwèi gratified; comforted
- 享 xiǎng to enjoy; to be entitled to
- 自在 zìzai free and easy; at ease; comfortable
- 陶醉 táozuì to be intoxicated with; to be immersed in
- 无忧无虑 wúyōuwúlǜ carefree; free from worries
- 着迷 zháomí to be fascinated; to be captivated
- 兴高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè in high spirits; elated
- 兴致 xìngzhì interest; enthusiasm
- 喜出望外 xǐchūwàngwài to be overjoyed by unexpected good news
- 欣喜 xīnxǐ delighted; joyful