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忡

chōng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 worried; anxious; uneasy

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
考试前她忧心忡忡。
Kǎoshì qián tā yōuxīn-chōngchōng.
Before the exam she was deeply worried.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

忡 chōng