more and more

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

俞 sound component

  Sound component

shù

  

surname

Evolution

愈 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
愈 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
愈 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
愈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

more and more, even more; the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better

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variant of [yù]

Most common words with 愈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

治愈

to cure

to heal

痊愈

to recover completely (from illness or injury)

愈合

to heal

愈来愈

more and more

Component uses

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Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)