愉 (yú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- pleasant
- delightful
- to please
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
愉 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 愉 is 忄 — 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: 性怀悔惊懒恼惜忆.
How the character is built
愉 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 俞 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 愉
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
愉 appears in 17 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 愉 / 相关任务
Words containing 愉 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
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.