忡

chōng

中 + 忄

Definitions

chōng grieved; distressed; sad; uneasy

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound.

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 中

About

The character 忡 is structured as a phono-semantic compound. Its left side, the heart radical 忄, establishes that the meaning revolves around inner feelings and emotional states. Its right side, 中, acts purely as a phonetic element, giving the pronunciation and not adding the meaning "center". In historical texts, it refers to a heavy state of mind marked by intense worry, deep anxiety, or profound grief. The character is seldom found on its own; it is most commonly written doubled as 忡忡, which amplifies the sense to depict a restless, heavily burdened sorrow that affords no peace.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他忡忡地走了。

tā chōng chōng de zǒu le.

He left anxiously.

她忡忡地等待消息。

tā chōng chōng de děng dài xiāo xī.

She waited for news anxiously.

孩子忡忡地看着母亲。

hái zi chōng chōng de kàn zhe mǔ qīn.

The child looked at his mother anxiously.

我忡忡地思考着未来。

wǒ chōng chōng de sī kǎo zhe wèi lái.

I thought about the future anxiously.

他忡忡的神情让人担心。

tā chōng chōng de shén qíng ràng rén dān xīn.

His anxious expression made people worry.

在忡忡的夜晚，他难以入睡。

zài chōng chōng de yè wǎn, tā nán yǐ rù shuì.

In the anxious night, he found it hard to fall asleep.

她忡忡地听着外面的风雨声。

tā chōng chōng de tīng zhe wài miàn de fēng yǔ shēng.

She listened anxiously to the sound of wind and rain outside.

面对忡忡的挑战，他毅然决然地前进。

miàn duì chōng chōng de tiǎo zhàn, tā yì rán jué rán de qián jìn.

Facing the anxious challenges, he resolutely moved forward.

Related Characters

Component: 中

Component: 忄

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