How to Write 饫 (yù) — Meaning “to be satiated; to be full”

Imagine a person (夭, which looks like a bent figure) eating food (饣) until their belly is so full that they bend over in satisfaction. The shape of 夭 resembles a stuffed person leaning to one side after a big meal. This visual helps recall that 饫 means "to be full."

饫 has 7 strokes: first write the food radical 饣 (3 strokes: 撇, 横钩, 竖提), then the right part 夭 (4 strokes: 撇, 横, 撇, 捺). A common mistake is confusing 夭 with 天 (tiān); notice that 夭 has no top horizontal line across the first stroke. Keep the left part narrow and the right side slightly wider for balance.

饥 (jī) means "hungry" and uses the right component 几 (a small table), while 饫 (yù) means "full" and uses 夭 (a bent person). 饧 (xíng) refers to molasses or softening and has the right component 亢 (kàng), which looks like 六 with a horizontal line. The meanings are completely opposite or unrelated, so focus on the right side to tell them apart.

饫 is a literary or formal word, not common in everyday conversation. It appears in set expressions like 饫闻 (yù wén, "to have heard many times") and 饱饫 (bǎo yù, "to have eaten one's fill"). Historically, it described feasting in classical texts, so using it today gives a refined or old-fashioned feel.

Common words containing 饫 include: 饫闻 (yù wén) — to have heard many times; to be familiar with; 饱饫 (bǎo yù) — to be satiated; to have eaten one's fill; 饫肥 (yù féi) — to eat one's fill of rich food.