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愈
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HSK 7
Human →Emotions
yù
ユ
いよいよ、まさ.る
유
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癒.
Components
心 heart+ 俞 approve =
愈 more and more
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
俞 Phonetic component
yú approve
surname
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Notes
Similar Characters
寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)怎 how?怒 anger思 think怠 negligent
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
愈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
愈 [yù]
the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better
Japanese
愈 (rare) 、 愈々 (rare) 、 弥々 (rare) いよいよ 同音

adverb

  1. usually kana more and more; all the more; increasingly
  2. usually kana at last; finally; beyond doubt
  3. usually kana (at the) last moment; worst possible time
弥 、 愈 いや 、 いよ 、 よ 、 いよよ 同音

adverb

  1. archaic more and more; increasingly
  2. archaic extremely; very
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
いよいよ薄暮、もうすぐ宵闇。
It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.
いよいよ千載一遇のチャンスがめぐってきた。
At last, a chance in a million arrived.
Japanese Names
愈 すすむ
Susumu given name
愈 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (24)
治愈 [zhì​yù] #4,381
to cure
痊愈 [quán​yù] #7,738
to recover completely (from illness or injury)
愈合 [yù​hé] #9,189
to heal
愈来愈 [yù​lái​yù] #19,275
more and more
愈来愈 [yù​lái​yù] #19,275
more and more
愈演愈烈 [yù​yǎn​yù​liè] #22,312
ever more critical
愈发 [yù​fā] #21,091
all the more
愈发 [yù​fā] #21,091
all the more
愈加 [yù​jiā] #31,190
all the more
每况愈下 [měi​kuàng​yù​xià] #21,605
to steadily deteriorate
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
弥 [いや] #26,169
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⭐ 愈 [いよいよ] #47,441
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