Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 夔 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (忧)
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Historical Evolution
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
忧 / 憂 [yōu]
to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
憂 うい
Ui female given name
憂 うらん
Uran female given name
憂 うれい
Urei female given name
憂 ゆう
Yū female given name
CHINESE WORDS (46)
担忧 [dānyōu] #6,928
to worry
忧郁 [yōuyù] #6,565
sullen
忧伤 [yōushāng] #10,305
distressed
忧虑 [yōulǜ] #12,060
to worry
忧愁 [yōuchóu] #16,517
to be worried
无忧无虑 [wúyōuwúlǜ] #15,076
carefree and without worries (idiom)
忧心忡忡 [yōuxīnchōngchōng] #24,038
deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
后顾之忧 [hòugùzhīyōu] #33,388
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
忧心 [yōuxīn] #25,760
concerned
高枕无忧 [gāozhěnwúyōu] #22,526
to sleep peacefully (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (58)
⭐ 憂鬱 [ゆううつ] #6,837
depression
杞憂 [きゆう] #11,242
needless fear
憂い [うい] #18,101
unhappy
物憂い [ものうい] #22,953
languid
物憂げ [ものうげ] #25,590
languorous
⭐ 憂慮 [ゆうりょ] #25,820
anxiety
⭐ 一喜一憂 [いっきいちゆう] #26,625
alternating between happiness and anxiety
憂さ晴らし [うさばらし] #30,923
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.)
⭐ 憂える [うれえる] #33,517
to worry about
浮世 [うきよ] #33,597
fleeting life
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