愉快 (yúkuài) · happy

愉快 (yúkuài) means “happy; pleasant; cheerful”. It is written with 2 characters: 愉 (pleasant) + 快 (fast). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 愉快 is built

The characters

愉 yú · pleasant

What 愉 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
俞yú — to consent
- 亼jí — to assemble
  - 人rén — person
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
  - 月yuè — moon; month
  - 刂dāo — knife

快 kuài · fast

What 快 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

祝你周末愉快！Zhù nǐ zhōumò yúkuài!Have a pleasant weekend!

你们的旅行愉快吗？Nǐmen de lǚxíng yúkuài ma?Did you have a pleasant trip?

Questions about 愉快

What does 愉快 mean?

愉快 (yúkuài) means “happy; pleasant; cheerful”.

How do you pronounce 愉快?

愉快 is pronounced yúkuài.

Which HSK level is 愉快?

愉快 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 愉快 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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