愈 (yù) - To heal, recover & to improve

愈Tone 4

yù ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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愈 · yù

To heal, recover;

to improve;

to exceed, surpass;

more and more;

used in comparisons.

To heal, recoverto improveto exceed, surpass

Usage highlights

Recover from illnessMore and moreHealingExceed, surpassThe more... the more...Mental healing

Synonyms

  • 痊— to recover from illness
  • 癒— to heal, recover (traditional variant)
  • 益— benefit, improvement

Antonyms

  • 病— illness, sickness
  • 伤— injury, wound
  • 恶— worsen, deteriorate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient is recovering (病愈).
  • He is getting better and better (愈来愈好).
  • This method is more effective than that one (此法愈于彼法).
  • The more you read, the more you understand (愈读愈明白).

Collocations

  • Recover from illness(病愈)
  • More and more(愈来愈)
  • Healing(愈合)
  • Exceed, surpass(愈于)
  • The more... the more...(愈...愈...)
  • Mental healing(心灵愈疗)

Idioms

  • The more you press, the more it rebounds(愈压愈弹)
  • The more you forbid, the more it thrives(愈禁愈炽)
  • Every setback leads to greater progress(愈挫愈勇)
  • The more you practice, the more skilled you become(愈练愈精)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 愈 represents the ideal state of recovery and balance restoration.
  • The character is often used in philosophical contexts to describe progressive improvement or transcendence.
  • In modern usage, it appears in psychological and self-help contexts for mental and emotional healing.

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