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CHINESE CHARACTER

郁 (yù): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

melancholy; dense growth
HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

阝 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 郁.

Phonetic component

有 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 郁 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 郁

抑郁

她抑郁了。

Tā yì yù le。

She's in a depression.

忧郁

她偶尔有忧郁的心情。

Tā ǒu ěr yǒu yōu yù de xīn qíng。

She sometimes gets depressed.

郁闷

汤姆失业后,为了排遣郁闷的心情而开始了赌博。

Tāng mǔ shī yè hòu, wèi le pái qiǎn yù mèn de xīn qíng ér kāi shǐ le dǔ bó。

After Tom lost his job, he started to gamble to cope with his depression.

FAQ

What does 郁 (yù) mean in Chinese?

melancholy; dense growth

How do you write 郁 in stroke order?

郁 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 郁?

阝 is the radical in 郁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 郁?

浓郁 (nóngyù): rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense; 抑郁 (yìyù): depressed; despondent; gloomy; 抑郁症 (yìyùzhèng): clinical depression.