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忑

tè
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 忐忑) nervous; on edge

Examples

HSK 7-9
收到信后，他心里一直忐忑。
Shōudào xìn hòu, tā xīnli yīzhí tǎntè.
After receiving the letter, his heart stayed on edge.
HSK 7-9
站在老板面前，她忐忑不安。
Zhàn zài lǎobǎn miànqián, tā tǎntè bù'ān.
Standing before the boss, she felt anxious and uneasy.

Tips

memory
Only used in 忐忑 (anxious). 忑 is 下 (down) over 心; paired with 忐 (up over heart), the two picture a heart bouncing up and down with worry.

Components

radical
心 xīn
heart; mind
The heart radical in full bottom form. It marks this as a feeling and is the heart that drops and rises with nervous unease.
semantic
下 xià
down; below
Means down, 下. Stacked above the heart, it pictures a heart sinking down, completing the up-and-down image of 忐忑.

Stroke Order

忑 tè