Memory phrase for the character: 忧

忧

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Meaning

to worry, anxiety, sorrow

Pronunciation

yōu

Explanation

 Left: feelings 忄, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding.)

Mnemonic
 
A feeling that is outstanding are the worries.

Radicals

忄 feelings
尤 outstanding, particularlyespecially
尢 lame, broken legShows a big 大 person with a broken leg 乚. (Do not confuse with 冘, where also both arms are broken.)




 Vocabulary

忧虑 yōu lǜ  to worry; anxiety (about)
忧郁 yōu yù  sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
担忧 dān yōu  to worry; to be concerned
忧愁 yōu chóu  to be worried
忧心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng  deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
忧心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng  

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