忧 (憂) yōu

1. yōu verb to worry; to be concerned
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 发愁 (Guoyu '憂' v; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
2. yōu noun a worry; a concern; grief
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 报喜不报忧 'return kindness not grief' (Guoyu '憂' n 1; Suyu, p. 37; Unihan '憂')
3. yōu adjective sad; grieved
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 愁闷 (Guoyu '憂' adj; Unihan '憂')
4. yōu noun funeral arrangements for parents
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '憂' n 2)
5. yōu noun a sickness; an ailment
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 疾病 (Guoyu '憂' n 3)

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• 杞人之忧(杞人之憂) a person from Qi worries [about the sky falling]; to worry based on groundless concerns
• 忧悒(憂悒) anxious; distressed; burdened with care
• 无忧树(無憂樹) Saraca asoca; Ashoka tree
• 一则以喜，一则以忧(一則以喜，一則以憂) happy on the one hand, but worried on the other
• 忧色(憂色) visibly anxious
• 忧苦(憂苦) to be worried and suffering
• 忧悲(憂悲) to be worried and sad
• 忧虑(憂慮) to be concerned; to worry
• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐(先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂) The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later.
• 殷忧启圣(殷憂啟聖) deep suffering can lead to enlightenment; storms make oaks take deeper root
• 天下之忧(天下之憂) the concerns of the world
• 衣食无忧(衣食無憂) not having to worry about clothes and food; to be provided with the basic necessities
• 忧劳(憂勞) to worry and toil
• 杞人忧天(杞人憂天) a person from Qi is scared of the sky falling
• 报忧(報憂) to report bad news; to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster
• 忧煎(憂煎) very anxious
• 丁忧(丁憂) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
• 忧灼(憂灼) worrying
• 烦忧(煩憂) to disrupt; to disturb; to bother; to trouble
• 忧思(憂思) to be anxious and worried; to be agitated; to be pensive
• 无忧无虑(無憂無慮) carefree and without worries
• 后顾之忧(後顧之憂) worries about back home
• 隐忧(隱憂) secret concern; private worry
• 忧喜交集(憂喜交集) grief and joy meet together
• 忧心惙惙(憂心惙惙) heart consumed with sadness
• 分忧解劳(分憂解勞) share tribulations and relieve worries
• 酒云能消忧(酒雲能消憂) it is said that wine may dispel sorrow
• 忧闷(憂悶) depressed; full of worries; feeling down
• 忧心忡忡(憂心忡忡) worried and sad
• 饱经忧患(飽經憂患) having experienced hardship
• 忧郁症(憂鬱症) depression ; depression
• 高枕无忧(高枕無憂) to sit back and relax
• 替古人担忧(替古人擔憂) to fret over the worries of long-departed people; to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk
• 宅忧(宅憂) to be in mourning after the death of the head of the household
• 杞国忧天(杞國憂天) the state of Qi worries about the sky falling; to worry based on groundless concerns
• 喜忧参半(喜憂參半) to have mixed feelings
• 忧心悄悄(憂心悄悄) an anxious mind
• 安枕无忧(安枕無憂) peaceful and without fear
• 忧患(憂患) suffering; misery; hardship
• 忧惧(憂懼) apprehension; apprehensive
• 忧心(憂心) concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious
• 忧慼(憂慼) to worry
• 消忧(消憂) to reduce worry
• 替古人耽忧(替古人耽憂) to fret over the worries of long-departed people; to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk
• 愁忧(愁憂) to be worried
• 抗忧郁药(抗憂鬱藥) antidepressant
• 忧郁(憂鬱) sullen; depressed; melancholy
• 担忧(擔憂) to worry; to be concerned
• 内忧外患(內憂外患) internal trouble and outside aggression; in a mess both domestically and abroad
• 忧愁(憂愁) to be worried

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忧恼

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• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 135
• 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 126
• 卷十三 志第三 天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 74
• 卷四十九 志第二 天文二 Volume 49 Treatises 2: Astronomy 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 67
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 41
• 卷二十四 志第十四 天文二 Volume 24 Treatises 14: Astronomy 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 38
• 卷105之二 天象志一之二 Volume 105b Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 32
• 卷21　志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 30
• 卷二十六 志第十六 天文四 Volume 26 Treatises 16: Astronomy 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 30
• 卷二十五 志第十五 天文三 Volume 25 Treatises 15: Astronomy 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 28

Collocations

• 君忧 (君憂) 又以為君憂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
• 解忧 (解憂) 而不足以解憂 — Mencius 孟子, 萬章上 Wan Zhang I — count: 6
• 内忧 (內憂) 外寧必有內憂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
• 忧中国 (憂中國) 桓公有憂中國之心 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 心忧 (心憂) 謂我心憂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 4
• 百忧 (百憂) 逢此百憂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧兔爰 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Tu Yuan — count: 4
• 忧在 (憂在) 憂在進賢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3
• 忘忧 (忘憂) 臨禍忘憂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
• 顾忧 (顧憂) 顧憂者可與致道 — Guanzi 管子, 形勢第二 Chapter 2: Circumstances — count: 3
• 忧乐 (憂樂) 憂樂同之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3