愉 yú happy
happy; pleasant; to please
How to remember 愉: 忄 heart + 俞 dugout boat = happy. With a light heart, Grandpa paddles his old dugout boat across the lake at sunrise, humming and completely happy.
Component breakdown
愉 = 忄 heart + 俞 dugout boat
- 忄 heart
- 俞 dugout boat
With a light heart, Grandpa paddles his old dugout boat across the lake at sunrise, humming and completely happy.
How it is used
- Pleased / happy; bound, mainly in 愉快 (yúkuài) happy/pleasant.
- 愉快 is the standard word for a pleasant experience: 祝你旅途愉快 (zhù nǐ lǚtú yúkuài) have a pleasant trip; 合作愉快 a pleasant collaboration.
- 愉悦 (yúyuè) is a more literary 'joyful/delighted.'
Words with 愉
Example sentences
- 祝我们合作愉快！ Zhù wǒmen hézuò yúkuài!Here's wishing that we have a pleasant cooperation!