悴

顇

cuì

卒 + 忄

Definitions

cuì haggard; sad; downcast; distressed

cuì variant of 悴[cuì]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顇.

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 卒

About

The phonosemantic character 悴 combines the heart radical 忄 with phonetic 卒, and originated as a simplified form of 顇. The radical 忄, meaning 'heart' or 'mind', points to inner emotional and psychological states, while the phonetic 卒 gives the pronunciation. The character describes a haggard, distressed state of physical and emotional exhaustion; it conveys a withered, declining appearance, often of the face, resulting from sorrow, anxiety, or illness. By pairing the heart radical with this meaning, 悴 ties internal suffering to its outward physical emaciation.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他看起来很憔悴。

Tā kàn qǐlái hěn qiáocuì.

He looks very haggard.

她病后面容憔悴。

Tā bìng hòu miànróng qiáocuì.

Her face looks haggard after illness.

连续加班让他憔悴不堪。

Liánxù jiābān ràng tā qiáocuì bùkān.

Working overtime continuously made him extremely haggard.

看到儿子憔悴的样子，母亲很心疼。

Kàndào érzi qiáocuì de yàngzi, mǔqīn hěn xīnténg.

Seeing her son's haggard appearance, the mother felt heartache.

由于长期缺乏睡眠，他的神情日益憔悴。

Yóuyú chángqī quēfá shuìmián, tā de shénqíng rìyì qiáocuì.

Due to long-term lack of sleep, his expression becomes increasingly haggard.

面对压力，他显得格外憔悴。

Miàn duì yālì, tā xiǎndé géwài qiáocuì.

Facing pressure, he appears particularly haggard.

尽管他努力掩饰，但憔悴的神色还是暴露了他的疲惫。

Jǐnguǎn tā nǔlì yǎnshì, dàn qiáocuì de shénsè háishì bàolù le tā de píbèi.

Although he tried to hide it, his haggard expression still revealed his fatigue.

在经历了那场漫长的诉讼之后，她原本丰润的脸颊变得异常憔悴。

Zài jīnglì le nà cháng màncháng de sùsòng zhī hòu, tā yuánběn fēngrùn de liǎnjiá biàn dé yìcháng qiáocuì.

After going through that lengthy lawsuit, her originally plump cheeks became unusually haggard.

Related Characters

Component: 卒

Component: 忄

悴