忡 (chōng): worried; anxious; uneasy

Meanings

考试前她忧心忡忡。

Kǎoshì qián tā yōuxīnchōngchōng.

Before the exam she was deeply worried.

坏消息让他心忡不安。

Huài xiāoxi ràng tā xīn chōng bù ān.

The bad news left him anxious and uneasy.

usage

忡 survives almost only doubled in 忧心忡忡 — a vivid set phrase for being heavy-hearted and full of worry. It is rarely used on its own.

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

The heart radical in its left-side form, from 心. It marks an emotion or state of mind — here anxious worry. It groups 忡 with 忧, 怕, and 慌.

phonetic

中 zhōng

phonetic component

Supplies the sound, read here as chōng. It works purely as a pronunciation marker for this heart-emotion word, with no meaning contribution.

忡 chōng