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忐

tǎn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 忐忑) nervous; on edge

Examples

HSK 7-9
等待面试结果时，她心里很忐忑。
Děngdài miànshì jiéguǒ shí, tā xīnli hěn tǎntè.
Waiting for the interview result, she felt very nervous.
HSK 7-9
考试前他忐忑不安。
Kǎoshì qián tā tǎntè bù'ān.
Before the exam he was nervous and ill at ease.

Tips

memory
Only used in 忐忑 (anxious). The shapes help you remember: 忐 is 上 (up) over 心, 忑 is 下 (down) over a heart, a heart going up and down.

Components

radical
心 xīn
heart; mind
The heart radical in full bottom form. It marks this as a feeling and is the heart that swings up and down with nervousness.
semantic
上 shàng
up; above
Means up, 上. Stacked above the heart, it pictures a heart rising up, the unsettled feeling of 忐忑.

Stroke Order

忐 tǎn