悠

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 meaning “heart” + 攸 sound ( yōu )

Components 攸心

without haste · Heisig RSH #2090

人 person + walking stick + taskmaster + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
悠然神往	yōu rán shén wǎng	thoughts wandering far away
悠游卡	Yōu yóu Kǎ	EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan)
历史悠久	lì shǐ yōu jiǔ	long-established; time-honored
悠长	yōu cháng	long; drawn-out; prolonged; lingering
转悠	zhuàn you	to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
悠然	yōu rán	unhurried; leisurely
悠远	yōu yuǎn	long time ago; distant; far away
悠着	yōu zhe	to take it easy
悠悠球	yōu yōu qiú	yo-yo (loanword)
悠扬	yōu yáng	melodious; mellifluous
悠久	yōu jiǔ	long (tradition, history etc)
悠闲	yōu xián	variant of 悠閒\|悠闲; leisurely
悠闲	yōu xián	leisurely; carefree; relaxed
慢悠悠	màn yōu yōu	unhurried
忽悠	hū you	to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a fl…
忽忽悠悠	hū hū yōu yōu	indifferent to the passing of time; careless
悠悠	yōu yōu	lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of e…
悠哉游哉	yōu zāi yóu zāi	see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
晃悠	huàng you	to swing; to sway; to wobble; to hang around; to hover around
晃晃悠悠	huàng huang yōu yōu	swaying; wobbling

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
攸 sound part	yōu	distant, far; adverbial prefix
修	xiū	to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
倏	shū	hastily, suddenly, abruptly
莜	yóu	Avena nuda; a bamboo basket
脩	xiū	dried meat