忧 (yōu)

to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憂.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“忧,不動也。从心,尤聲。讀若祐。”

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