yuè

pleased

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

兑 sound component

  Sound component

duì

  

exchange

Evolution

悦 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
悦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
悦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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yuè

pleased

Most common words with 悦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喜悦

happy

愉悦

joyful

取悦

to try to please

pleased

赏心悦目

pleasing