懂中文 Dong Chinese

郁

yù

surname Yu

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 有 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鬱.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

有 sound component

有  Sound component

yǒu

  

have

Evolution

郁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郁 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郁 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

郁  

Yù

surname Yu

郁  

yù

elegant

郁 (鬱) 

yù

luxuriant; dense, thick; moody; dense (growth); melancholy

郁 (欝) 

yù

variant of 鬱|郁[yù]

郁 (鬰) 

yù

old variant of 鬱|郁[yù]

Most common words with 郁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

郁闷

gloomy

抑郁

depressed

忧郁

sullen

抑郁症

clinical depression

浓郁

rich