悅

悅 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 心金口山 (PCRU), four-corner 9801₆, composition ⿰忄兌)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 386, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10629
• Dae Jaweon: page 718, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 4, page 2306, character 15
• Unihan data for U+6085

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lod, *lod) : semantic 忄 (“heart”) + phonetic 兌 (OC *l'oːds).

Often written as 說 in pre-Qin texts.

STEDT compares it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-lwat (“free; release; slip; dislocate”). Cognate with 愉 (OC *lo, “happy; pleased”), 說 (OC *hljods, “to speak; to explain”), 脫 (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to take off (clothes); to escape”), 偷 (OC *l̥ʰoː, “to steal”).

悅

1. pleased; contented; gratified

   • 秦伯說，與鄭人盟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秦伯说，与郑人盟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Qín bó yuè, yǔ Zhèng rén méng. [Pinyin]

     The earl of Qin was pleased, and made a covenant with the people of Zheng.

   • 取之而燕民悅，則取之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     取之而燕民悦，则取之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Qǔ zhī ér Yàn mín yuè, zé qǔ zhī. [Pinyin]

     If the people of Yan will be pleased with your taking possession of it, then do so.

2. to be pleasing to

   悅目／悦目  ―  yuèmù  ―  pleasing to the eye

   悅耳／悦耳  ―  yuè'ěr  ―  pleasant-sounding

3. to like; to love

   • 平公說新聲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     平公说新声。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Píng Gōng yuè xīn shēng. [Pinyin]

     Duke Ping of Jin loved the new music.

   • 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. [Pinyin]

     A man will die for someone who understands him, while a woman will adorn herself for a man that loves her.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 悦)

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• On (unclassified): えつ (etsu)
• Kun: よろこぶ (yorokobu)

This character lacks JIS support and is not used in Japan. 悦 (U+60A6) is used instead.

悅 (eum 열 (yeol))

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悅: Hán Nôm readings: duyệt

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