憂 (jau1 | you1) : worry about; look worried; sorrow

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憂

jau1

you1

[1] [v] worry about; look worried/troubled
[2] [n] sorrow; anxiety; distress
[3] [n] funeral arrangements for parents

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

憂 / 忧

This word has been viewed 8904 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Apr 2014 10:56

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憂鬱 jau1 wat1 you1 yu4 = sullen; melancholy

憂慮 jau1 leoi6 you1 lv4 = anxiety, concern, worried

擔憂 daam1 jau1 dan1 you1 = to worry

隱憂 jan2 jau1 = secret worry

憂愁 jau1 sau4 you1 chou2 = sorrow; grief

憂傷 jau1 soeng1 you1 shang1 = [adj] distressed; sad; worried; grieved

憂柴憂米 jau1 caai4 jau1 mai5 = living from hand to mouth

杞人憂天 gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1 qi3 ren2 you1 tian1 = entertain imaginary or groundless fears

無憂無慮 mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6 = without worries

憂心 jau1 sam1 you1 xin1 = anxiety, worry
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天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

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Decimal representation of this word: 憂
Unicode code for this character: U+6182 (off-site link)

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