憂
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yōu · sad, grieving

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 憂

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Example sentences

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Tā ǒu ěr yǒu yōu yù de xīn qíng.她偶爾有憂鬱的心情。

She sometimes goes into a mood of depression.

Source: Tatoeba #908306 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ měi gè xīngqīyī dōu jué dé hěn yōu yù.我每個星期一都覺得很憂鬱。

I always feel blue on Mondays.

Source: Tatoeba #926697 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān wǒ hěn yōu yù.今天我很憂鬱。

Today I'm feeling melancholic.

Source: Tatoeba #1508055 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ wǒ zhōng le cǎi juàn, jiù yí bèi zǐ yī shí wú yōu le.如果我中了彩劵,就一輩子衣食無憂了。

If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.

Source: Tatoeba #1454045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fán nǎo dài bù zǒu míng tiān de yōu lǜ , dàn què ná zǒu le jīn tiān de lìliàng.煩惱帶不走明天的憂慮, 但卻拿走了今天的力量。

Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's concerns, but it does take away today's power.

Source: Tatoeba #785304 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài xiāng cūn lǐ guò zhù wú yōu wú lǜ de shēng huó.他在鄉村裏過著無憂無慮的生活。

He is leading an easy life in the country.

Source: Tatoeba #606806 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 憂 in context

  1. Say yōu, then recall the core meaning: sad, grieving.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 憂 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.