娱

娛
yú
verb #43,458

Meanings

  1. 1 to amuse; to entertain
  2. 2 entertainment; amusement

Examples

HSK 4
Zhèlǐ yǒu shénme yúlè huódòng?
What entertainment activities are there here?
HSK 6
Yúlèquān de xīnwén hěnduō.
There is a lot of entertainment industry news.

Tips

usage
娱乐 (yúlè) = entertainment/recreation. 娱乐圈 (yúlè quān) = entertainment industry/showbiz.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman
Left-side woman radical - pictograph of a kneeling figure with crossed arms, the indexing radical for many social-relation chars (姐 sister, 妈 mother, 婚 marry). In 娱 the radical carries a softer association - entertainment in old courtly contexts often centered on female musicians and performers - though the connection has since faded.
phonetic
吴 wú
Wu (state name; phonetic)
Right side 吴 supplies the sound - wú drifting to yú through a w/y palatalization shift well attested in this small phonetic family. 吴 itself depicts a person with mouth open tilting their head, sometimes glossed as 'loud, boastful.' That tilt-the-head-and-shout sense fits faintly with the playful entertainment meaning of 娱.

Stroke Order

娱 yú