憧 (chōng) · (in 憧憬) to long for; to look forward to

Meanings

1 (in 憧憬) to long for; to look forward to
2 (in 憧憧) flickering; moving to and fro

Characters

憧

chōng

to long for

Examples

HSK 7-9

年轻人总是憧憬美好的未来。

Niánqīngrén zǒngshì chōngjǐng měihǎo de wèilái.

Young people always long for a better future.

HSK 7-9

灯影在墙上憧憧晃动。

Dēng yǐng zài qiángshàng chōng chōng huàngdòng.

Lamp shadows flickered to and fro on the wall.

Tips

usage

Mostly seen in 憧憬 (to yearn for). The doubled form 憧憧 is literary, describing shadows or figures moving restlessly back and forth.

Components

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

The upright heart radical (left-side form of 心) marks 憧 as an inner state: an unsettled, yearning mind reaching toward something it desires.

phonetic

童 tóng

child

Gives the reading chōng; its image of childhood faintly suits the innocent, hopeful longing of 憧憬.

Stroke Order

憧 chōng

Related Words

憧憬 chōngjǐng HSK 7-9 #15,586

to long for / to look forward to / to yearn for

愁眉苦脸 chóuméi-kǔliǎn HSK 7-9

to look worried and miserable / to wear a long face

杆 gān #2,946

pole; rod; shaft (long vertical type) / classifier for long thin objects

不久 bùjiǔ HSK 3 #2,694

soon / before long / not long after

顾 gù HSK 6 #5,745

to look after; to care for / to attend to; to take into account / to look around; to turn around

查看 chákàn HSK 4 #3,865

to examine; to check; to inspect; to look over

查查 cháchá #2,442

to check (briefly) / to look it up (casual)

查 chá HSK 3 #468

to check / to investigate / to look up

粗 cū HSK 4 #4,811

thick; wide (of something long) / coarse; rough; crude

久违 jiǔwéi HSK 7-9 #29,289

long time no see / long-absent; long-missed