悦 Stroke Order

悦 [yuè] (1) Meaning: Happy, joyful. - Examples: 喜悦 (to be delighted), 愉悦 (to be joyful), 和颜悦色 (to have a pleasant expression), 心悦诚服 (heartily admire), 取悦于人 (to please others). (2) Meaning: To make someone happy. - Examples: 悦耳 (pleasant to the ears), 赏心悦目 (pleasing to the eye). (3) Meaning: A surname. 悦 [yuè] (1) Adjective: - Meaning: Happy, joyful (本义). - Notes: The character is a phonetic compound, composed of 心 (heart) and a phonetic element, originally written as "说". (2) Verb: - (1) To submit, to heartily admire. - (2) To like. - (3) Examples include: 悦义 (to cherish principles), 悦慕 (to admire with affection). - (4) To be happy to do something. 悦 [yuè] (1) Adjective: - Same as above regarding happiness and joy. (2) Verb: - (1) To submit, to heartily admire. - Example: 服也 (to submit), as phrased in the classic expression "中心悦而诚服" (to deeply admire and submit). - (2) To like. - Examples: A citation from Sima Qian indicates that a person dresses for the one they admire; also, sentiments of familial affection in Tao Yuanming's work. - (3) Again, includes terms like 悦义 and 悦慕. - (4) To be happy to (乐于). - Examples: To be happy to join or to serve, such as 悦附 (to cheerfully join), 悦使 (to gladly serve), etc.