憂

yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

How to write 憂, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 忄 (heart), phonetic 頁

Made of 頁 + 心 + 夂

擔憂dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
憂鬱yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
憂慮yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
憂傷yōu shāngdistressed; laden with grief
憂愁yōu chóuto be worried
憂心yōu xīnconcerned; worried; disturbed; anxious
憂鬱症yōu yù zhèng(psychology) depression
無憂無慮wú yōu wú lǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries
高枕無憂gāo zhěn wú yōuto sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
後顧之憂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"
憂心忡忡yōu xīn chōng chōngdeeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
分憂fēn yōuto share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties

今天我很憂鬱。
jīn tiān wǒ hěn yōu yù 。
Today I'm feeling melancholic.
我每個星期一都覺得很憂鬱。
wǒ měi gè xīng qī yī dōu jué dé hěn yōu yù 。
I always feel blue on Mondays.
她偶爾有憂鬱的心情。
tā ǒu ěr yǒu yōu yù de xīn qíng 。
She sometimes goes into a mood of depression.
如果我中了彩劵，就一輩子衣食無憂了。
rú guǒ wǒ zhōng le cǎi juàn ， jiù yí bèi zǐ yī shí wú yōu le 。
If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.
你為甚麼要為這種無關重要的事情憂心呢？
nǐ wéi shèn mó yào wéi zhè zhǒng wú guān zhòng yào de shì qíng yōu xīn ne ？
Why are you worrying about something that doesn't matter so much?