How to Write 怿 (yì) — Meaning “Pleased; happy”

Imagine the heart radical 忄 as a heart, and the right side as a person raising both arms in joy. You can remember that when your heart is light and your arms are up, you feel 怿 (pleased).

The left radical 忄 is written with two dots first (left dot, right dot) then a vertical stroke. The right side has a specific order: start with the top horizontal, then the left vertical, then the inner strokes, and finally the bottom. A common mistake is to write the right side too wide or to mix up the order of the dots on the left.

忏 has the right component 千 (qiān) and means 'to repent' or 'to regret'. 忕 has the right component 大 (dà) and means 'habit' or 'extravagant'. In contrast, 怿 has a different right part and always conveys a positive feeling of happiness.

怿 is a literary or classical character, rarely used in daily conversation. You might encounter it in formal writing or fixed phrases like 欣怿 (happy and pleased) or 怿悦 (joyful). It carries an elegant, slightly old-fashioned tone.

Common words containing 怿 include: 欣怿 (xīn yì) — Happy and pleased; 怿悦 (yì yuè) — Joyful; pleased; 恺怿 (kǎi yì) — Joyful and happy..