悠 yōu distant
distant; remote; long; carefree
怎么记住“悠”: 攸 distant + 心 heart = distant. The distant lights of home stay in the sailor's heart each night, even as the boat carries him somewhere more distant.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
悠 = 攸 distant + 心 heart
- 攸 distant sound
- 心 heart meaning
The distant lights of home stay in the sailor's heart each night, even as the boat carries him somewhere more distant.
How it came to be
The heart at the bottom gives the meaning and the top part gives the sound.
用法
- 悠 is bound, evoking something long-lasting or leisurely/carefree.
- 悠久 (yōujiǔ) means long-standing and pairs almost fixedly with history: 历史悠久 (lìshǐ yōujiǔ) "with a long history", a set phrase used for old cities, brands, traditions.
- 悠闲 (yōuxián) describes a relaxed, unhurried lifestyle or afternoon: 悠闲的生活 (yōuxián de shēnghuó) a leisurely life.
- 忽悠 (hūyou) is an unrelated colloquial slang verb meaning to fool/con someone, popularized by Northeastern Chinese dialect and comedy: don't confuse it with the "leisurely" sense of 悠.
含“悠”的词语
例句
- 长城的历史很悠久。 Chángchéng de lìshǐ hěn yōujiǔ.The Great Wall has a very long history.