悠

yōu

long or drawn out

remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried

phonetic (攸) + heart (心) = a heart drifting far and leisurely

攸 lends the sound yōu; the heart radical grounds the meaning in a felt, inward experience — the slow drift of a mind wandering far away.

攸+心→悠
心HeartSemantic
攸An older character suggesting flowing movementPhonetic

他在树下悠闲地喝着茶。

tā zài shù xià yōu xián de hē zhe chá。

He leisurely drinks tea under the tree.

这首歌的旋律悠长,让人感到平静。

zhè shǒu gē de xuán lǜ yōu cháng,ràng rén gǎn dào píng jìng。

The melody of this song is long and drawn out, making people feel calm.

Words with 悠

悠然

yōu rán

unhurried

悠悠

yōu yōu

lasting for ages

悠悠球

yōu yōu qiú

yo-yo (loanword)

忽忽悠悠

hū hū yōu yōu

indifferent to the passing of time

忽悠

hū you

to rock

悠久

yōu jiǔ

long (tradition, history etc)

悠哉悠哉

yōu zāi yōu zāi

free and unconstrained (idiom)

悠哉游哉

yōu zāi yóu zāi

see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]

悠扬

yōu yáng

melodious; mellifluous

悠然神往

yōu rán shén wǎng

thoughts wandering far away

悠着

yōu zhe

to take it easy

悠游卡

yōu yóu kǎ

EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan)

More characters with 攸

倏筱修脩莜