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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

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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