chōng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 worried; anxious; uneasy

Examples

HSK 4
Huài xiāoxi ràng tā xīn chōng bù ān.
The bad news left him anxious and uneasy.
HSK 7-9
Kǎoshì qián tā yōuxīn-chōngchōng.
Before the exam she was deeply worried.

Tips

usage
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
xīn
heart; feeling
The heart radical in its left-side form, from . It marks an emotion or state of mind - here anxious worry. It groups with , , and .
phonetic
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

chōng