yōu
Traditional: 憂
忧 (yōu) is a Chinese word meaning “to worry; to concern oneself with; worried”.
Meanings
- 1to worry
- 2to concern oneself with
- 3worried
- 4anxiety
- 5sorrow
- 6(literary) to observe mourning
Related words
忧郁sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected担忧to worry忧伤distressed忧虑to worry无忧无虑(idiom) carefree; without worries忧愁to be worried杞人忧天lit. like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)高枕无忧to sleep peacefully (idiom)忧心忡忡deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)忧心concerned后顾之忧fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)喜忧参半to have mixed feelings (about sth)