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蹙

cù
verb #53,922

Meanings

  1. 1 to knit (the brows)
  2. 2 to frown
  3. 3 urgent; pressing
  4. 4 distressed

Examples

她蹙着眉头，看起来很担心。
Tā cù zhe méitóu, kàn qǐlái hěn dānxīn.
She knitted her brows, looking very worried.
期限日益紧蹙，大家都焦急起来。
Qīxiàn rìyì jǐncù, dàjiā dōu jiāojí qǐlái.
As the deadline grew pressing, everyone became anxious.

Tips

usage
蹙 most often means to knit the brows, as in 蹙眉 (to frown). It also carries a written sense of pressing urgency or distress.

Components

radical
足 zú
foot
The foot radical 足 sits at the bottom; its original sense of cramped, pressing movement extends to a tightly drawn-together brow.
phonetic
戚 qī
relative; sorrow
Sits on top and carries the sound, drifted from qī to the modern reading cù. It also lends a faint sense of sorrow, fitting a worried frown. Seen standing alone as 戚.

Stroke Order

蹙 cù