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).
Definitions
- the more...(the more...)
- to recover
- to heal
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 每况愈下 | měi kuàng yù xià | to steadily deteriorate |
| 愈演愈烈 | yù yǎn yù liè | ever more critical |
| 愈加 | yù jiā | all the more |
| 病愈 | bìng yù | to recover (from an illness) |
| 不治而愈 | bù zhì ér yù | to recover spontaneously (from an illness) |
| 每下愈况 | měi xià yù kuàng | see 每況愈下|每况愈下[mei3 kuang4 yu4 xia4] |
| 治愈系 | zhì yù xì | uplifting |
| 自愈 | zì yù | to heal oneself |
| 霍然而愈 | huò rán ér yù | to recover speedily (idiom) |
| 全愈 | quán yù | variant of 痊癒|痊愈[quan2 yu4] |
愈 appears in 20 compound words: 40 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 15 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.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 愈.
Example Sentences
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.
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
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.
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
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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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.
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.
这无法完全被治愈。
Zhè wúfǎ wánquán bèi zhìyù.
It cannot be completely cured.
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
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