愈

癒

yù

俞 + 心

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Definitions

yù (verb) to recover; to heal

yù (adverb) the more... the more...

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癒.

Semantic: 心 Phonetic: 俞

About

愈 is a phono-semantic compound with the phonetic component 俞 at the top and the heart radical 心 at the bottom, indicating a connection to internal states or mental processes. Its original meaning related to recovering from illness or healing, reflecting a positive internal change. It also developed a key grammatical function as an adverb meaning "more" or "increasingly", often used in paired constructions to show how one condition intensifies as another progresses.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

天气愈发冷了。

Tiānqì yù fā lěng le.

The weather is getting colder.

伤口愈合得很好。

Shāngkǒu yùhé de hěn hǎo.

The wound is healing very well.

他的病已经痊愈了。

Tā de bìng yǐjīng quányù le.

His illness has already fully recovered.

他愈说愈激动。

Tā yù shuō yù jīdòng.

The more he speaks, the more excited he becomes.

学习愈努力，成绩愈好。

Xuéxí yù nǔlì, chéngjì yù hǎo.

The harder you study, the better your grades will be.

随着时间推移，问题愈发复杂。

Suízhe shíjiān tuīyí, wèntí yù fā fùzá.

As time goes by, the problem becomes increasingly complex.

在经济愈发达的地区，生活成本愈高。

Zài jīngjì yù fādá de dìqū, shēnghuó chéngběn yù gāo.

In economically more developed regions, the cost of living is higher.

对于这个议题，大家的意见愈发表述，共识却愈发难以达成。

Duìyú zhège yìtí, dàjiā de yìjiàn yù fā biǎoshù, gòngshí què yù fā nányǐ dáchéng.

Regarding this issue, everyone's opinions are increasingly expressed, but consensus is increasingly difficult to reach.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 俞

Component: 心

愈