憂 Stroke Order

憂 (yōu) 1. Worry; anxiety. 2. Suffering; disaster. 3. Illness. 4. Mourning; especially for the death of a parent. 5. Obstructed and closed off. 6. Equivalent to “优 (yōu)”: ➊ Peaceful; gentle. 7. A surname. 憂 (yōu) 1. Worry; anxiety. 《说文•心部》: "忧, 愁也" 《尔雅•释诂下》: "忧，思也。" 《玉篇•心部》: "忧，愁也。" 2. Suffering; disaster. 《国语•晋语六》: "且唯圣人能无外患，又无内忧。" 3. Illness. 《孟子•公孙丑下》: "有采薪之忧，不能造朝。今病小愈，趋造于朝。" 4. Mourning; especially for the death of a parent. 《书•说命上》: "王宅忧，亮阴三祀。" 5. Obstructed and closed off. 《鬼谷子•权》: "忧者，闭塞而不泄也。" 6. Equivalent to “优 (yōu)”: ➊ Peaceful; gentle. 《说文•夂部》: "忧，和之行也。《诗》曰：‘布政忧忧。’" ➋ Joking. 《诗•大雅•板》: "匪我言耄，尔用忧谑。" 7. A surname. 《通志•氏族略五》: "忧氏，见《姓苑》。" 憂 (yōu) A verb meaning to worry and to be anxious. Historically represented as the top character "頁" (head) and bottom character "心" (heart), signifying that the worries in the heart are reflected on the face. Later combined with "攵" which indicates movement, forming the character "忧". The character "忧" is a phonetic compound with the primary meaning of worrying and being anxious. 引: 1. 《说文》: "忧, 愁也。" 2. 《玉篇》: "忧, 愁也。" 3. 《淮南子·原道》: "忧悲者德之失也。" 4. 《易·丰》: "勿忧。" 5. 《易·说卦》: "坎为加忧。" 6. 《诗·小雅·小弁》: "我心忧伤。" 7. 《诗·召南·草虫》: "忧心忡忡。" 8. 《世说新语·自新》: "何忧令名不彰。" 9. 唐·白居易《卖炭翁》: "心忧炭贱。" 10. 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》: "忧谗畏讥。" 11. Kind concerning people's troubles. Example: - 如: 憂忿滯中 (stress and frustration within); 憂蹙 (frowning due to worry); 憂慍 (concern and annoyance); 憂憶 (worrying and thinking back); 憂心如搗 (feeling worried as if something is pounding the heart); 憂邑 (feeling gloomy and depressed); 憂畏 (fearful worry); 憂世 (concern about the world); 憂懷 (worrying and remembering); 憂怯 (anxious and timid); 憂天 (worrying about calamities); 憂公忘私 (concerned for the public good, disregarding personal interests); 憂魚 (worrying about water disasters). 憂 (yōu) As a noun, it refers to: 1. Mourning (居喪) specifically for the death of a parent. 2. Suffering or calamity. 3. A surname. 引: 1. 《书·说命上》: "王宅忧，亮阴三祀。" Example: - 如: 憂居 (staying at home in mourning); 憂服 (wearing mourning clothes due to the death of a parent); 憂纪 (period of mourning for a parent); 憂棘 (grief for a parent's death); 憂毀 (excessive mourning for a parent leading to bodily harm); 憂艱 (mourning for the death of parents).