Chinese Character 忧 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

忧 meaning[3] in English

To Worry.

To Concern Oneself With.

Worried.

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and surname You (尤)

Its radical[1] is: (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PIKU

How to write 忧

To writeyou1to worry you should write a combination of xin5Kangxi radical … , you2surname You arranged in a shape:

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忧 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 忧 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of , looks as follow:

Pinyin:you1 Shape:
Meaning[3]: To Worry . To Concern Oneself With . Worried . Anxiety . Sorrow . (Literary) To Observe Mourning

Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element

Pinyin:you2 Shape:
Meaning[3]: Surname You

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 忧in English or Chinese