悠 (jau4 | you1) : remote in time; leisurely

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悠

jau4

you1

[1] [adj] remote in time/space; long-drawn-out
[2] [adj] leisurely; carefree; unhurried
[3] [v] swing; sway; float about

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

悠

This word has been viewed 4671 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2010 14:55

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悠然 jau4 jin4 you1 ran2 = carefree and leisurely

悠久 jau4 gau2 you1 jiu3 = established; long

悠閑 jau4 haan4 = ease, leisurely

悠揚 jau4 joeng4 you1 yang2 = [adj] melodious; mellifluous

打悠千 daa2 jau4 cin1 = to swing (on a rope swing)

悠長 jau4 coeng4 you1 chang2 = long and drawn out

悠閒 jau4 haan4 you1 xian2 = carefree and leisurely

悠哉 jau4 zoi1 you1 zai1 = carefree; leisurely

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希望大家有個輕鬆悠閑嘅聖誕節粵
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

希望大家過個輕鬆悠閒的聖誕節國
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

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Decimal representation of this word: 悠
Unicode code for this character: U+60a0 (off-site link)

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