優

yo̅u = y + ou1

excellent / superior

优 = 亻 + 尤 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Maud Younger (y) are awarding each other medals (尤) for being superior (优) than the rest of the world in front of the outhouse (ou1).

优 = 亻 + 尤 : A disabled man is lying on the streets, his crutches nearby. He's blaming (尤) everyone for not helping him. Finally, a man (亻) of excellent reputation comes to his aid.

優 character breakdown

優
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 憂

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

忧

憂

yo̅u = y + ou1

to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

忧 = 尤 + 忄 : Maud Younger (y) received a medal (尤) for her nice fail (忄) in front of the outhouse (ou1), but now she's worried (忧) that someone will steal her flail since now it is so famous.

Characters with 優 as component

優 is not used as a component in another character.

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優 character breakdown

Characters with 優 as component

Words with 優

Sentences with 優