Dong Chinese dictionary

yōu

sad

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憂.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

尤 Sound component

yóu

especially

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy; to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning

Most common words with 忧

Sources