悠 (yōu)

leisurely/long/remote

How 悠 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
悠
Simplified
悠 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 悠

忽悠 hūyou
to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)
悠久 yōujiǔ
established; long
悠哉 yōuzāi
see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
悠悠 yōuyōu
lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space
悠揚 yōuyáng
melodious; mellifluous
悠然 yōurán
unhurried; leisurely
悠長 yōucháng
long; drawn-out; prolonged
悠閑 yōuxián
variant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely
轉悠 zhuànyou
to turn; to stroll; to sway
悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi
free and unconstrained (idiom); leisurely and carefree
悠哉遊哉 yōuzāiyóuzāi
see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
悠著 yōuzhe
to take it easy

悠 in a sentence

退休後,他過著悠閒的生活。

Tuìxiū hòu, tā guò zhe yōuxián de shēnghuó.

“After retiring, he lives a leisurely life.”

How common is 悠?

悠 is the 2,051st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.3% of all running text.

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