愉悦 (yú yuè) — joyful; cheerful

Definition

A formal/literary adjective meaning 'joyful, cheerful,' more often found in writing than in everyday speech. Stronger and more elevated than the common 愉快 and 快乐.

adjective
joyfulcheerful

Examples

  • ，愉悦。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā gǎn dào fēi cháng yú yuè.
    Hearing this news, he felt very joyful.
  • 愉悦。
    Zhè cì jù huì de qì fen shí fēn yú yuè.
    The atmosphere of this gathering was very cheerful.
  • 愉悦。
    Tā liǎn shàng lù chū yú yuè de xiào róng.
    A joyful smile appeared on her face.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

愉yúhappy
悦yuèpleased

愉 (happy) and 悦 (pleased) reinforce a cheerful, joyful mood.

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.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì悦yuè
Same sound today

The heart part 忄 shows the feeling of delight; 兌 gives the sound.

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