忧 yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

HSK 6 #1461

DEFINITIONS

忧 yōu
  • to worry
  • to concern oneself with
  • worried
  • anxiety
  • sorrow
  • (literary) to observe mourning

STROKES

忧 stroke order diagram
忧 stroke order animation

WORDS

忘忧草 wàng yōu cǎo daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
忧容 yōu róng (literary) worried facial expression
忧思 yōu sī to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive
忧悒 yōu yì anxious; distressed; burdened with care
忧闷 yōu mèn depressed; full of worries; feeling down
忧惧 yōu jù apprehension; apprehensive
忧灼 yōu zhuó worrying
忧苦以终 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng worried to death (idiom)
忧郁症 yōu yù zhèng (psychology) depression
抗忧郁药 kàng yōu yù yào antidepressant
替古人担忧 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
杞人之忧 qǐ rén zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞国之忧 qǐ guó zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞国忧天 qǐ guó yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
殷忧启圣 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
生于忧患，死于安乐 shēng yú yōu huàn ， sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
耽忧 dān yōu variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
衣食无忧 yī shí wú yōu not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities
隐忧 yǐn yōu secret concern; private worry
饱经忧患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn having experienced much suffering
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