惴 (zhuì): anxious

Meanings

等成绩时，他惴惴不安。

Děng chéngjì shí, tā zhuìzhuìbù'ān.

Waiting for the results, he felt jittery and on edge.

她怀着惴惴的心情走进办公室。

Tā huái zhe zhuìzhuì de xīnqíng zǒujìn bàngōngshì.

She walked into the office with an anxious heart.

usage

Nearly always doubled in 惴惴不安 — the standard phrase for being uneasy and on edge while waiting for something you dread.

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

Left-side heart radical, the upright side form of 心. It marks emotion words; here it points to fear and worry felt inside.

phonetic

耑 duān

(here) sound

Right side supplies the sound (zhuì); the same phonetic appears in 端 and 瑞.

惴 zhuì