Taxonomy of meanings for 娛:　　

  • 娛 yú (OC: ŋʷa MC: ŋio) 遇俱切 平 廣韻：【娯樂 】
    • HAPPY
      • viindulge in one's happiness; feel happily gratified
      • vtoNcausativecause to be happily gratified> enchant; gratify, give satisfaction to, cause to be delighted
      • vtoNfind one's happiness in; indulge in 娛酒
      • vtoNcausative.reflex.自make oneself happy
      • NPab.post-Npleasure of NDS
    • AMUSED
      • CONSOLE
        • vtoNfind solace for
        • vtoNpassivebe caused to be happy> be consoled
    • 娛 wù (OC: ŋʷaas MC: ŋuo) 五故切 去 廣韻：【娱樂也又五于切 】

      Additional information about 娛

      說文解字: 【娛】，樂也。从女、吳聲。 【虞俱切】

        Criteria
      • DELIGHT

        1. The general current word referring to the purely psychological notion of a transitory or temporary feeling of pleasure or delight is yuè 悅 (ant. yùn 慍 "feel intensely dissatisfied with, feel offended by").

        2. The equally current lè 樂 (ant. āi 哀 "grief") adds to yuè 悅 the dimensions of practical indulgence, psychological and often philosophical depth, and - very often - a dimension of joy that can be shared and appreciated by others, and that is typically lasting if not permanent. See ENJOY

        3. Xǐ 喜 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") is openly manifested delight, manifested in an individual, visible to all, but not normally of any profound significance.

        4. Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.

        5. Kuài 快 refers to momentary elation related to or intense satisfaction with a concrete situation.

        6. Xīn 欣 refers to grateful delight in what is designed to gratify one's desires.

        7. Yú 娛 is often causative "give pleasure to", and when intransitive the word refers to a mild feeling of well-being and gratification, very close to yú 愉 "mild delight".

        8. Yí 怡 refers to a kind of open unhidden dignified satisfaction.

      • HAPPY

        1. Fú 福 (ant. huò 禍 "misfortune") is the most common noun for material good fortune and well-being.

        2. Lè 樂 refers specifically to happiness as a rewarding inward state.

        3. Huān 歡 / 驩 / 懽 refers to a sometimes transitory form of sociable and communicative happiness.

        4. Xǐ 喜 typically refers to happiness as a response to something.

        5. Yú 愉 / 媮 refers to happy contentment with things as they are.

        6. Kuài 快 refers to a transient, acute state of happiness.

        7. Yú 娛 (ant yo1u 憂 "worry") typically refers to indulgent happiness with thing as they are.

        8. Yì 懌 is an ancient poetic word referring to dignified contentment, and the word became current in the negative 不懌 "be displeased".

        9. Yí 怡 is a fairly rare elevated poetic word referring to the state of being pleased, contented, and thus happy.

        10. Ān 安 can refer to happy peace of mind.

        11. Yuè 悅 can come to refer to a happy state of contentment with what happens to one or around one.

        12. Xìng 幸 "luck" can refer to to a serendipitously found state of happiness.

        13. Qìng 慶 is an archaic way of referring to material as well as psychological well-being.

        14. Kāng 康 is an archaic way of referring to material and physical well-being.

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