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郁
鬰
yù
1. old variant of [[鬱|郁<yù>]]
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

郁
yù
melancholy; dense growth
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

忧郁
yōuyù
sullen
HSK 6
抑郁
yìyù
depressed
浓郁
nóngyù
rich
积郁
jīyù
pent-up frustrations
苍郁
cāngyù
verdant and luxuriant
葱郁
cōngyù
verdant
血郁
xuèyù
stagnant blood (TCM)
阴郁
yīnyù
gloomy
馥郁
fùyù
strongly fragrant
郁卒
yùzú
depressed and frustrated (Taiwanese)
郁南
Yùnán
Yu'nan county in Yunfu [[雲浮|云浮<Yúnfú>]], Guangdong
郁塞
yùsè
constricted (feeling)
郁闷
yùmèn
gloomy
郁江
Yùjiāng
Yu River
郁结
yùjié
to suffer from pent-up frustrations
忧郁症
yōuyùzhèng
(psychology) depression
抑郁症
yìyùzhèng
clinical depression
躁郁症
zàoyùzhèng
bipolar disorder
郁达夫
YùDáfū
Yu Dafu (1896-1945), poet and novelist
郁南县
Yùnánxiàn
Yu'nan county in Yunfu [[雲浮|云浮<Yúnfú>]], Guangdong

Alternate Entries

郁
yù
variant of [[鬱|郁<yù>]]
郁
Yù
surname Yu
郁
yù
elegant
郁
Yù
surname Yu
郁
yù
dense (growth) / melancholy

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,914
Word Frequency Rank
3,125 of 84,292

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