郁
yù
old variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
surname Yu; (bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; (bound form) melancholy; depressed
sound (有) + enclosed place (阝) = lush or oppressively dense
阝 here is the right-side village/city radical (邑), evoking a settled, enclosed place. 有 gives the approximate sound yù; together the character suggests a dense, hemmed-in quality — lush growth or a spirit pressed inward.
山上的树木郁郁葱葱，看起来很美。
shān shàng de shù mù yù yù cōng cōng，kàn qǐ lái hěn měi。
The trees on the mountain are lush and green, looking very beautiful.
他心里郁闷，一个人坐在窗边发呆。
tā xīn lǐ yù mèn，yī gè rén zuò zài chuāng biān fā dāi。
He felt depressed inside and sat alone by the window in a daze.
Words with 郁
郁达夫
yù dá fū
Yu Dafu (1896-1945), poet and novelist
阴郁
yīn yù
(of skies or one's mood) gloomy
郁卒
yù zú
(Tw) depressed and frustrated (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ut-tsut])
郁南
yù nán
see 鬱南縣|郁南县[Yu4 nan2 Xian4]
郁南县
yù nán xiàn
Yunan, a county in Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong
郁结
yù jié
to suffer from pent-up frustrations
郁金香
yù jīn xiāng
tulip
郁郁不得志
yù yù bù dé zhì
soured by the loss of one's hopes
郁郁不乐
yù yù bù lè
discontented (idiom)
郁郁寡欢
yù yù guǎ huān
(idiom) depressed; cheerless
郁郁葱葱
yù yù cōng cōng
(idiom) (of plants) verdant; lush
馥郁
fù yù
strongly fragrant