悦
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(literary) pleased; to please
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
delighted · Heisig RSH #1815
state of mind + devil
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 悦
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 | a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman make… | |
| 面露不悦 | to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom) | |
| 两情相悦 | (of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine | |
| 和颜悦色 | amiable manner; pleasant countenance | |
| 爽心悦目 | beautiful and heartwarming | |
| 赏心悦目 | warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); pleasing; delightful | |
| 心悦诚服 | to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly (idiom) | |
| 不悦 | displeased; annoyed | |
| 悦色 | happy; contented | |
| 和悦 | affable; kindly | |
| 悦纳 | to find acceptable | |
| 悦耳 | sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) | |
| 取悦 | to try to please | |
| 喜悦 | happy; joyous | |
| 怡颜悦色 | happy countenance | |
| 欢悦 | happiness; joy; to be happy; to be joyous | |
| 君悦 | Grand Hyatt (hotel brand) | |
| 孙悦 | Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star; Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star | |
| 柏悦 | Park Hyatt (hotel brand) | |
| 凯悦 | Hyatt (hotel company); Hyatt Regency (hotel brand) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 兑 — compare how they read.