Definitions

chōng grieved; distressed; sad; uneasy

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 忡 is structured with the heart radical 忄 on the left and the phonetic component 中 on the right, forming a phono-semantic compound that denotes a state of mental disturbance. Its etymological use traces to classical Chinese texts such as the Shijing, where it described feelings of anxiety and sorrow. Over centuries, the character's core meaning of being troubled or agitated has remained consistent, though its application has become more confined to literary and formal contexts rather than colloquial speech.

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地走了。

tā chōng chōng de zǒu le.

He left anxiously.

地等待消息。

tā chōng chōng de děng dài xiāo xī.

She waited for news anxiously.

孩子地看着母亲。

hái zi chōng chōng de kàn zhe mǔ qīn.

The child looked at his mother anxiously.

地思考着未来。

wǒ chōng chōng de sī kǎo zhe wèi lái.

I thought about the future anxiously.

的神情让人担心。

tā chōng chōng de shén qíng ràng rén dān xīn.

His anxious expression made people worry.

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.

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.