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amusement

HSK 10 N1
Human →Emotions
yú
ゴ
오
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 吳 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (娛)
女 woman+ 吳 Wu =
娛 amusement
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
吳 Phonetic component
Wu
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Simplified (娱)
女 woman+ 吴 one of warring states =
娱 pleasure
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
吴 Phonetic component
wú one of warring states
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
娛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
娱 / 娛 [yú]
to amuse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
娱乐 [yú​lè] #2,916
to entertain
自娱 [zì​yú] #19,893
to amuse oneself
娱乐场所 [yú​lè​chǎng​suǒ] #11,888
place of entertainment
文娱 [wén​yú] #45,564
cultural recreation
娱乐界 [yú​lè​jiè] #30,949
entertainment world
欢娱 [huān​yú] #60,340
to amuse
娱乐中心 [yú​lè​zhōng​xīn]
amusement park
娱乐场 [yú​lè​chǎng]
place of entertainment
娱遣 [yú​qiǎn]
amusement
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 楽しい [たのしい] #285
enjoyable
⭐ 娯楽 [ごらく] #7,626
amusement
娯楽施設 [ごらくしせつ] #47,434
amusement facilities
娯楽室 [ごらくしつ] #61,131
recreation room
大衆娯楽 [たいしゅうごらく] #125,524
popular entertainment
娯楽番組 [ごらくばんぐみ] #136,955
amusement program
娯楽雑誌 [ごらくざっし] #153,198
magazine for amusement
娯楽場 [ごらくじょう] #154,133
amusement spot
娯楽映画 [ごらくえいが] #165,917
entertaining movie
娯楽街 [ごらくがい] #222,852
amusement quarter
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
오락
entertainment