愈 (yù): the more...(the more...), to recover, to heal

愈 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “the more...(the more...).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 俞 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #1293 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 愈 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal

Etymology & Origin

愈

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿱俞心 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
治愈verbzhì yùto cure
痊愈quán yùto recover completely (from illness or injury)
愈合verbyù hé(of a wound) to heal
愈来愈adverbyù lái yùmore and more
愈发adverbyù fāall the more
每况愈下phraseměi kuàng yù xiàto steadily deteriorate
愈演愈烈phraseyù yǎn yù lièever more critical
愈加adverbyù jiāall the more
病愈verbbìng yùto recover (from an illness)
不治而愈bù zhì ér yùto recover spontaneously (from an illness)
每下愈况phraseměi xià yù kuàngsee 每況愈下|每况愈下
治愈系nounzhì yù xìuplifting
自愈verbzì yùto heal oneself
霍然而愈huò rán ér yùto recover speedily (idiom)
全愈verbquán yùvariant of 痊癒|痊愈
21
Total compounds
43
As first character
43
As last character
14
As middle character

愈 appears in 21 compound words: 43 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 愈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

累lèi
0.4741,578 co-occurrences
烈liè
0.4732,996 co-occurrences
治zhì
0.4609,915 co-occurrences
肢zhī
0.44510 co-occurrences
概gài
0.43915 co-occurrences
增zēng
0.4293,128 co-occurrences
伤shāng
0.4251,070 co-occurrences
植zhí
0.41612 co-occurrences
兽shòu
0.41610 co-occurrences
踪zōng
0.41513 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

每况愈下měikuàngyùxiàHSK 7+

to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; to go from bad to worse; to steadily deteriorate

phrase
愈演愈烈yùyǎnyùlièHSK 7+

to become more and more intense and serious

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Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 愈.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他的病情逐渐好转,医生说很快就能痊愈。

Tā de bìngqíng zhújiàn hǎozhuǎn, yīshēng shuō hěn kuài jiù néng quányù.

His condition is gradually improving; the doctor says he will recover soon.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

猫咪“小五郎”前肢伤口深难痊愈 专业兽医移植皮肤手术终康复

māo 咪 xiǎo wǔ láng qián zhī shāng kǒu shēn nán 痊 yù zhuān yè shòu yī yí zhí pí fū shǒu shù zhōng kāng fù

The cat "Kogoro" forelimb wound is difficult to heal, and the professional veterinarian finally recovered from skin transplant surgery

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

兩波鋒面加上華南雲雨區影響 今起天氣愈不穩定228連假全台下雨

兩 bō 鋒 miàn jiā shàng 華 nán 雲 yǔ 區 yǐng 響 jīn qǐ tiān 氣 yù bù 穩 dìng 連 jiǎ quán tái xià yǔ

Two cold fronts combined with the influence of the cloud and rain zone over South China will make the weather increasingly unstable starting today. Rain is expected across Taiwan during the 228 holiday period.

LtnFeb 2026

张立昂首挑战日版《七色》 疗愈声线连日本歌手都服了

zhāng lì áng shǒu tiāo zhàn rì bǎn qī sè liáo yù shēng xiàn lián rì běn gē shǒu dōu fú le

Zhang Li challenged the Japanese version of "Seven Colors" with his head held high, and even Japanese singers were convinced by his healing voice

InvestingFeb 2026

港股概念追踪 | 存储芯片涨价潮愈演愈烈 行业全面进入卖方市场(附概念股)

gǎng gǔ gài niàn zhuī zōng cún chǔ xīn piàn zhǎng jià cháo yù yǎn yù liè háng yè quán miàn jìn rù mài fāng shì chǎng fù gài niàn gǔ

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港股概念追蹤 | 存儲芯片漲價潮愈演愈烈 行業全面進入賣方市場(附概念股)

gǎng gǔ gài niàn zhuī 蹤 cún 儲 xīn piàn 漲 價 cháo yù yǎn yù liè háng 業 quán miàn 進 rù 賣 fāng shì 場 fù gài niàn gǔ

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Tatoeba

我们登得愈高,空气就愈稀薄。

Wǒmen dēng de yù gāo, kōngqì jiù yù xībó.

The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.

Tatoeba

人拥有得愈多,贪念就愈大。

Rén yōngyǒu de yù duō, tānniàn jiù yù dà.

The more we have, the greater our desire will be.

Tatoeba

这无法完全被治愈。

Zhè wúfǎ wánquán bèi zhìyù.

It cannot be completely cured.

Tatoeba

算帐愈是精确, 友谊愈是坚定。

Suàn zhàng yù shì jīngquè, yǒuyì yù shì jiāndìng.

The more precise the calculations, the stronger the friendship.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 心 (heart) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced yù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 愈 (yù) mean in Chinese?
愈 (yù) primarily means "the more...(the more...)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1293 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 愈 and 输?
愈 (yù) and 输 (shū) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 忄 vs 车 (same 俞 component).
How many strokes does 愈 have?
愈 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 愈?
The radical associated with 愈 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 愈?
愈 is composed of: 俞 (phonetic), 心 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱俞心 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 愈?
Common words with 愈 include: 治愈 (zhì yù, "to cure"); 痊愈 (quán yù, "to recover completely (from illness or injury)"); 愈合 (yù hé, "(of a wound) to heal"); 愈来愈 (yù lái yù, "more and more"); 愈发 (yù fā, "all the more"). There are over 21 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 愈 (yù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yù: 喻 (to describe sth as), 于 ((of time or place) in), 与 (and), 语 (language). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 愈 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 愈 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.