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娱

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to amuse

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HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
10
Radical
女 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
娛
Common rank
#2,962
Unicode
U+5A31

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 娱 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 meaning “woman” + 吴 sound ( wú )

Components 女 吴

How to remember it

amusement · Heisig RSH #438

Heaven in your Mouth + 女 woman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 娱

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
娱乐中心 yú lè zhōng xīn amusement park; recreation center; entertainment center
自娱自乐 zì yú zì lè to entertain oneself
娱乐场所 yú lè chǎng suǒ place of entertainment
娱乐场 yú lè chǎng place of entertainment; casino; resort
娱乐界 yú lè jiè the entertainment world; show business
娱乐圈 yú lè quān the entertainment world; show business
自娱 zì yú to amuse oneself
文娱 wén yú cultural recreation; entertainment
娱乐 yú lè to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
内娱 nèi yú mainland China's entertainment industry
欢娱 huān yú to amuse; to divert; happy; joyful; pleasure; amusement
娱遣 yú qiǎn amusement

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 吴 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
吴 sound part wú one of several warring states; surname
误 wù error, fault, mistake; to delay
虞 yú anxious, concerned, worried
俣 yǔ big
蜈 wú centipede