How to Say
How to Write
Radical: 忄 10 strokes
Meaning: anxiety
💡 Think: 'The heart (忄) is in a city (邑) feeling anxious.'
Compounds

📚 Character Story & Explanation

悒 (yì) meaning in English —

悒 (yì) is a character meaning 'anxiety' or 'worry'. It combines the heart radical 忄 (心) with 邑 (yì, 'city'), but the phonetic component 邑 hints at the pronunciation. This character appears in classical texts and modern expressions like 忧悒 (yōuyì, 'anxious, melancholy'). It's less common than 忧, used mainly in literary contexts.

💬 Example Sentences

Common Compounds

Similar Characters — Don't Mix These Up

🏠

Your First Step into Chinese Culture: Get a Chinese Name

Every journey into Chinese begins with a name. Use our free Chinese name generator to create a meaningful, personalized Chinese name that fits you perfectly.

Get My Chinese Name →

Related Characters