忧

yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

How to write 忧, stroke by stroke

to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning

Pictophonetic: semantic 忄 (heart), phonetic 尤

Made of 忄 + 尤

担忧dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
忧虑yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
忧伤yōu shāngdistressed; laden with grief
忧愁yōu chóuto be worried
忧心yōu xīnconcerned; worried; disturbed; anxious
忧郁症yōu yù zhèng(psychology) depression
无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries
高枕无忧gāo zhěn wú yōuto sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
忧心忡忡yōu xīn chōng chōngdeeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
分忧fēn yōuto share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties

我们为她的安全担忧。
wǒ men wèi tā de ān quán dān yōu 。
We are anxious about her safety.
担忧只是想象力的误用。
dān yōu zhǐ shì xiǎng xiàng lì de wù yòng 。
Most of the things you worry about never happen!
由于某些原因，她看起来很忧伤。
yóu yú mǒu xiē yuán yīn ， tā kàn qǐ lái hěn yōu shāng 。
She looks blue for some reason.
好忧愁的一个男人。
hǎo yōu chóu de yí gè nán rén 。
What a sad man!
只有少数的人是无忧无虑的。
zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù de rén shì wú yōu wú lǜ de 。
Few people are free from cares.