悅
yuè

pleased

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

兌
兌 Sound component
exchange

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywetlotpleased
Zhengzhanglod
lod

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

悦 yuè pleased Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 兑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 悅.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

兑
兑 Sound component
duì, ruì, duó exchange

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodeiuɛt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode