(yú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

pleasant, delightful; to please 12 strokes · Radical (heart) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 愉 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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愉 — 12 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left heart
right to consent

Radical

The radical of is — meaning heart. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 怀.

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (heart) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 愉

yúkuài happy; joyful; cheerful
祝你假期愉快!
Zhù nǐ jiàqī yúkuài!
Have a pleasant holiday!

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 17 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

这时,我们最需要的就是耐心和责任心,还有一个快的心情。
From Mock Exam 08 →

Tasks Featuring 愉 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 愉快

FAQ

What does 愉 mean in Chinese?

愉 (yú) means pleasant, delightful; to please. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 愉 have?

愉 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 愉?

The radical of 愉 is 忄 (heart). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 性, 怀, 悔, 惊, 懒.

What is the pinyin for 愉?

愉 is pronounced yú.

What HSK 4 words use 愉?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 愉 appears in 1 word, including 愉快 (yúkuài). See the full list above.

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