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惆

chóu
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 disappointed; melancholy; dejected

Examples

HSK 7-9
独自站在雨中，他心中惆怅。
Dúzì zhàn zài yǔ zhōng, tā xīnzhōng chóu chàng.
Standing alone in the rain, his heart filled with melancholy.
HSK 7-9
读了旧信，她惆怅了很久。
Dú le jiù xìn, tā chóu chàng le hěnjiǔ.
Reading the old letter left her feeling melancholy for a long time.

Tips

usage
Nearly always used in the bound compound 惆怅 (wistful, melancholy), a literary, written-tone word for quiet disappointment or vague sadness, not the everyday 难过.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart (left-side radical)
The upright heart radical 忄, the left-side form of 心. It marks 惆 as a feeling, melancholy, alongside 怅 and 怆.
phonetic
周 zhōu
circuit; all-around (phonetic)
The right side 周 supplies the sound (zhōu drifting to chóu). The same phonetic gives chóu in 稠 'dense' and 绸 'silk', a clear chóu sound pattern.

Stroke Order

惆 chóu