yōu

long

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

攸 sound component

  Sound component

yōu

  

distant

Evolution

悠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
悠 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
悠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yōu

long, far, remote, distant; leisurely; long or drawn out; remote in time or space; to swing; pensive; worried

Most common words with 悠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

leisurely

忽悠

to rock

悠久

long (tradition, history etc)

悠闲

leisurely

转悠

to roll