愉 meaning and stroke order
Pleasant, delightful; to please
How to write 愉, stroke by stroke
12 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 愉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pleased
How 愉 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.
忄 gives the meaning and 俞 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 愉
The heart radical 忄 on the left shows this is about feelings, and 俞 (yú) on the right gives the sound. Picture a heart that feels yú, pleased and light.
愉 almost never appears alone. It lives inside words like 愉快 (yúkuài) and 愉悦 (yúyuè), which describe a pleasant mood or experience. Example: 祝你周末愉快。(Zhù nǐ zhōumò yúkuài.) Have a pleasant weekend.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 愉 with 偷 (tōu, to steal) and 输 (shū, to lose), which share the 俞 part. Check the left side: 忄 for feelings, 亻 for a person, 车 for a vehicle.
Common words with 愉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
愉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 愉
How many strokes are in 愉?
愉 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 愉 mean?
愉 (yú) means pleasant, delightful; to please. A common word with it is 愉快 (yúkuài), meaning "cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted".
How do you pronounce 愉?
愉 is pronounced yú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 愉?
The radical of 愉 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 愉 under this radical.
Is 愉 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 愉 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 愉快 and 高兴?
高兴 (gāoxìng) is the everyday word for feeling happy about something. 愉快 (yúkuài) sounds a bit more polite or written and often describes an experience, as in 合作愉快 (hézuò yúkuài), a pleasant collaboration.
Is 愉悦 used in casual speech?
Not much. 愉悦 (yúyuè) is literary and appears in writing, ads, or formal descriptions of a joyful feeling. In conversation people usually say 开心 (kāixīn) or 高兴 (gāoxìng).