U+61EE "懮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+61EE "懮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (Hanzi) with a complex meaning rooted in classical literature and emotional states. Its primary definitions include "to distress," "to worry," or "to be anxious," often carrying a nuance of deep, sorrowful contemplation. In some contexts, it can also describe a state of being "excellent" or "fine," though this usage is more archaic and less common. The character is composed of the radical ⼼ (heart, xin) on the bottom, indicating its connection to feelings and emotions, and the phonetic component 憂 (you), which itself means sorrow or melancholy. While not frequently used in modern standard Mandarin, 懮 appears in classical Chinese texts, such as poetic works from the Tang dynasty, where it conveys a refined sense of lingering unease or refined distress, making it a culturally rich character for literary or historical study.