愉快 (yú kuài) — happy, cheerful, pleasant

Definition

A general, slightly more written/positive word for 'happy, cheerful' — feels warmer than the everyday 开心, which is more colloquial.

adjective

happycheerfulpleasant

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

愉yúhappy

愉 (happy) and 快 (cheerful) combine to mean pleasant or delighted.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄俞愉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

俞

俞yú愉⁰yú

Same sound today

愉 pairs 忄 (the heart form 心) with 俞, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄夬快

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

夬

夬guài快kuài

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

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