愉 (yú): pleased
愉 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “pleased.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 俞 (phonetic). It ranks #1955 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 愉 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- pleased
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 愉
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愉悦 | yú yuè | joyful |
| 欢愉 | huān yú | happy |
| 不愉快 | bù yú kuài | disagreeable |
| 周末愉快 | zhōu mò yú kuài | have a nice weekend! |
| 恬愉 | tián yú | content and at ease |
愉 appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 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 愉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
愉快的心情，健康的源泉。
Yúkuài de xīnqíng, jiànkāng de yuánquán.
A happy mood is the source of health.
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...甩一下和性快感有关吗?尿道神经受刺激产生愉悦感吗
. . . shuǎi yī xià hé xìng kuài gǎn yǒu guān ma ? niào dào shén jīng shòu cì jī chǎn shēng yú yuè gǎn ma
Is jerking off related to sexual pleasure? Does stimulating the urethral nerves produce a pleasurable sensation?
年轻人，要趁着年轻过得愉快！
Niánqīngrén, yào chèn zhe niánqīng guòdé yúkuài!
Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young!
劳动不仅是一种需要，而还是一种愉快。
Láodòng bù jǐn shì yīzhǒng xūyào, ér háishi yīzhǒng yúkuài.
Labor is not merely a necessity but a pleasure.
生活并不都是轻松愉快的。
Shēnghuó bìngbù dōu shì qīngsōng yúkuài de.
Life is not all fun and games.
她的声音令人愉快。
Tā de shēngyīn lìngrén yúkuài.
She has an agreeable voice.
学习新的知识令人愉悦。
Xuéxí xīn de zhīshi lìngrén yúyuè.
Learning new information can make people happy.
我在伦敦度过了愉快的两周。
Wǒ zài Lúndūn dùguò le yúkuài de liǎng zhōu.
I had an enjoyable two weeks in London.
我希望汤姆明天心情愉快。
Wǒ xīwàng Tāngmǔ míngtiān xīnqíng yúkuài.
I hope Tom is in a good mood tomorrow.
Character Family
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