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Meaning of 忧

Pinyin yōu

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

worried

Usage

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忧 yōu 1. 发愁。 (1) Worrying; feeling distressed. Examples: - 忧愤 (worry and anger) - 忧惧 (fear and worry) - 忧烦 (bothered by worries) - 忧惶 (anxiously worried) - 忧急 (urgent worries) - 忧煎 (tormented by worries) - 忧思 (thoughts of worry) - 忧戚 (sadness and worry) - 杞人忧天 (worried about imaginary fears). 2. 可忧虑的事。 (2) Things to be worried about. Examples: - 忧患 (causes of worry) - 内忧外患 (internal strife and external troubles) - 乐以忘忧 (find joy to forget worries) - 高枕无忧 (sleep with peace of mind, free from worries). 3. 指父母之丧。 (3) Refers to the death of one's parents, mourning. Example: 丁忧 (mourning for parents). Additional Information: 忧 (yōu) can also serve as a noun. - Noun meanings include: 1. 居丧 (mourning) - often specifically referring to the death of one's parents. 2. 忧患, 祸患 (suffering) - afflictions or problems that cause distress. 3. 姓 (surname). 引例: 1. 《说文》: 忧，愁也 (Worries are distress). 2. 《玉篇》: 忧，愁也 (Worries are distress). 3. 《淮南子·原道》: 忧悲者德之失也 (Worries and sorrow indicate a loss of virtue). 4. 《易·丰》: 勿忧 (Do not worry). 5. 《易·说卦》: 坎为加忧 (The situation causes additional worry). 6. 《诗·小雅·小弁》: 我心忧伤 (My heart is sorrowful). 7. 《诗·召南·草虫》: 忧心忡忡 (Anxiously worried). 8. 《世说新语·自新》: 何忧令名不彰 (What worrying could make my name not known?). 9. 唐·白居易《卖炭翁》: 心忧炭贱 (Worrying about the cheap price of charcoal). 10. 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》: 忧谗畏讥 (Worried about slander and being ridiculed). 11. 忧其民 (Worried about the people). Examples of usage: - 忧忿滞中 (distressed and agitated). - 忧蹙 (frowning with worry). - 忧愠 (worried and annoyed). - 忧心如捣 (anxiously bothered as if something is thrashing in the heart). - 忧邑 (feeling depressed). - 忧畏 (fearful and worried). - 忧怀 (worried and nostalgic). - 忧怯 (anxiously timid). - 忧天 (worried about the heavens falling). - 忧公忘私 (concerned about public good, disregarding personal interests). - 忧鱼 (worried about floods).

堪忧 kān yōu

worrying / bleak

忧心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng

deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)

担忧 dān yōu

to worry / to be concerned

忧愁 yōu chóu

to be worried

忧郁 yōu yù

sullen / depressed / melancholy / dejected

忧虑 yōu lǜ

to worry / anxiety (about)

忧伤 yōu shāng

distressed / laden with grief

忧国忧民 yōu guó yōu mín

be concerned about one's country and one's people / care for the fate of his nation

无忧 wú yōu

carefree / worry-free / without worry

后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

忧患 yōu huàn

suffering / misery / hardship

忧心 yōu xīn

concerned / worried / disturbed / anxious

无忧无虑 wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

分忧 fēn yōu

to share tribulations / to help sb with worries and difficulties

忧色 yōu sè

cloud

隐忧 yǐn yōu

secret concern / private worry

排忧解难 pái yōu jiě nàn

to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)

杞人忧天 Qǐ rén yōu tiān

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

令人担忧 lìng rén dān yōu

troubling / worrisome / worrying

高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries

解忧 jiě yōu

elimination of sorrow / relieve anxiety / solve difficulties

忧惧 yōu jù

apprehension / apprehensive

忧愤 yōu fèn

worried and indignant

忧戚 yōu qī

distressed / weighed down with sorrow

忧心如焚 yōu xīn rú fén

be killed by grief / be torn with anxiety / extremely upset with sorrow

耽忧 dān yōu

variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]

忧郁症 yōu yù zhèng

(psychology) depression

忧闷 yōu mèn

depressed / full of worries / feeling down

饱经忧患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn

having experienced much suffering