郁 — Chinese character
郁
yù
melancholy; dense growth
- Pinyin
- yù
- Radical
- 163 ⾢ (City)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 有 阝
- Formation
- pictophonetic — city; meaning component 阝; sound component 有
- Traditional
- 鬱
- Japanese
- 郁 as a kanji
Common words with 郁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忧郁 (憂鬱) | yōu yù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
| 郁闷 (鬱悶) | yù mèn | gloomy; depressed |
| 抑郁 (抑鬱) | yì yù | depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 浓郁 (濃郁) | nóng yù | rich; strong |
| 抑郁症 (抑鬱症) | yì yù zhèng | clinical depression |
| 忧郁症 (憂鬱症) | yōu yù zhèng | (psychology) depression |
| 郁金香 (鬱金香) | yù jīn xiāng | tulip |
| 阴郁 (陰鬱) | yīn yù | (of skies or one's mood) gloomy |
| 躁郁症 (躁鬱症) | zào yù zhèng | bipolar disorder |
| 郁郁葱葱 (鬱鬱蔥蔥) | yù yù cōng cōng | (idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush |
| 郁郁寡欢 (鬱鬱寡歡) | yù yù guǎ huān | (idiom) depressed; cheerless |
| 沉郁 (沉鬱) | chén yù | melancholy; gloomy |
English words written with 郁
郁 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2
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