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忧
憂
yōu
1. to worry
2. to concern oneself with
3. worried
4. anxiety
5. sorrow
6. a parent's funeral
7. inconvenienced by being orphaned
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

忧
yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

丁忧
dīngyōu
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
分忧
fēnyōu
to share tribulations
堪忧
kānyōu
worrying
报忧
bàoyōu
to report bad news
忧伤
yōushāng
distressed
忧心
yōuxīn
concerned
忧思
yōusī
to be anxious and worried
忧悒
yōuyì
anxious
忧患
yōuhuàn
suffering
忧闷
yōumèn
depressed
忧愁
yōuchóu
to be worried
忧虑
yōulǚ
to worry
忧惧
yōujù
apprehension
忧灼
yōuzhuó
worrying
忧郁
yōuyù
sullen
HSK 6
担忧
dānyōu
to worry
烦忧
fányōu
to worry
耽忧
dānyōu
variant of [[擔憂|担忧<dānyōu>]]
隐忧
yǐnyōu
secret concern
忘忧草
wàngyōucǎo
daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,460
Word Frequency Rank
3,947 of 84,292

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