娱 meaning and stroke order
Pleasure, enjoyment, amusement
How to write 娱, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 娱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to amuse
How 娱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 吴 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 娱
娱 is a woman 女 (nǚ) on the left with 吴 (wú) on the right. 女 gives the meaning area, and 吴 hints at the sound, so picture a woman performing to amuse a crowd, and let wú remind you of yú.
娱 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It almost always appears in words like 娱乐 (yúlè, entertainment) and 娱乐圈 (yúlèquān, show business). Example: 他在娱乐圈工作。(Tā zài yúlèquān gōngzuò.) He works in show business.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 娱 (yú) with 误 (wù, mistake), which has the same 吴 part but the speech radical 讠 instead of 女. Also keep the second tone in yú, not the third tone of 雨 (yǔ).
Common words with 娱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
娱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 娱
How many strokes are in 娱?
娱 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 娱 mean?
娱 (yú) means pleasure, enjoyment, amusement. A common word with it is 娱乐 (yúlè), meaning "to entertain; to amuse".
How do you pronounce 娱?
娱 is pronounced yú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 娱?
The radical of 娱 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 娱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 娱?
The traditional form of 娱 is 娛. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 娱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 娱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 娱 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 娱乐 and 玩?
娱乐 (yúlè) is a more formal word for entertainment or recreation, often used for industries, activities, or news. 玩 (wán) is the everyday verb for playing or having fun.
Can 娱 be used by itself as a verb?
In modern speech it is almost never used alone. You will see the sense to amuse inside set words and phrases such as 自娱自乐 (zì yú zì lè), to amuse oneself.