悦 (yuè): pleased
悦 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “pleased.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 兑 (phonetic). It ranks #1968 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 悦 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
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取悦verb | qǔ yuè | to try to please |
| 愉悦adjective | yú yuè | joyful |
| 喜悦adjective | xǐ yuè | happy |
| 赏心悦目phrase | shǎng xīn yuè mù | warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) |
| 悦耳adjective | yuè ěr | sweet-sounding |
| 不悦adjective | bù yuè | displeased |
| 心悦诚服phrase | xīn yuè chéng fú | to submit cheerfully |
| 和颜悦色phrase | hé yán yuè sè | amiable manner |
| 欢悦noun | huān yuè | happiness |
| 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 | shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng | a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her... |
| 两情相悦phrase | liǎng qíng xiāng yuè | (of a couple) to be harmonious |
| 面露不悦 | miàn lù bù yuè | to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom) |
| 和悦adjective | hé yuè | affable |
| 爽心悦目 | shuǎng xīn yuè mù | beautiful and heartwarming |
| 悦色 | yuè sè | happy |
悦 appears in 23 compound words: 13 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 26 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 悦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
悦耳动听，心旷神怡。
Yuè'ěr dòngtīng, xīnkuàng shényí.
Pleasant to hear, refreshing to the spirit.
内乱案 尹锡悦提起上诉
nèi luàn àn 尹 xī yuè tí qǐ shàng sù
Civil strife case Yoon Suk-yeol appealed
...一下和性快感有关吗?尿道神经受刺激产生愉悦感吗
. . . yī xià hé xìng kuài gǎn yǒu guān ma ? niào dào shén jīng shòu cì jī chǎn shēng yú yuè gǎn ma
... Is it related to sexual pleasure? Does the urethral nerve produce a sense of pleasure when it is stimulated?
娱乐抢先看/始源8字贴文挺尹锡悦掀论战、逸祥探望山猪父母惹泪
yú lè qiǎng xiān kàn shǐ yuán 8 zì tiē wén tǐng 尹 xī yuè xiān lùn zhàn , yì xiáng tàn wàng shān zhū fù mǔ rě lèi
Entertainment sneak peek/Siyuan 8-word post supports Yin Xiyue's debate, and Yixiang's visit to the parents of the wild boar brings tears
看两岸》前国大代表张继悦长沙故居焕新
kàn liǎng àn qián guó dà dài biǎo zhāng jì yuè cháng shā gù jū huàn xīn
Look at the two sides of the strait" Former National Congress deputy Zhang Jiyue's former residence in Changsha has been renewed
“尹锡悦政府时期11次向平壤放飞无人机”
尹 xī yuè zhèng fǔ shí qī cì xiàng píng rǎng fàng fēi mó rén jī
"Yoon Seok-yul's administration released drones into Pyongyang 11 times."
她的眼睛闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Tā de yǎnjing shǎnshuò zhe xǐyuè de guāngmáng.
Her eyes were shining with joy.
他沉醉于喜悦之中。
Tā chénzuì yú xǐyuè zhīzhōng.
He was drunk with joy.
最后，他们感受到了胜利的喜悦。
Zuì hòu, tāmen gǎnshòu dào le shènglì de xǐyuè.
At last, they experienced the joy of victory.
据我所知，她很难被取悦。
Jùwǒsuǒzhī, tā hěn nán bèi qǔyuè.
To the best of my knowledge, she's hard to please.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
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