娱 yú pleasure
pleasure; enjoyment; amusement
怎么记住“娱”: 女 woman + 吴 shout out = pleasure. At karaoke night the shy woman finally grabs the mic to shout out her favourite song, pure pleasure.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
娱 = 女 woman + 吴 shout out
- 女 woman meaning
- 吴 shout out sound
At karaoke night the shy woman finally grabs the mic to shout out her favourite song, pure pleasure.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Bound character appearing almost exclusively in 娱乐 (yúlè): entertainment, either as a noun or a verb meaning "to amuse oneself".
- 娱乐圈 (yúlèquān), the entertainment industry/showbiz, is a very common modern term for celebrity culture.
- 自娱自乐 (zìyú-zìlè), to amuse oneself, describes solo entertainment or hobbies.
- Never used outside these fixed compounds.