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悵
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怅
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disappointed (60b5)

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
chàng
チョウ
いた.む、うら.む
창
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (悵)
忄 heart (side)+ 長 long =
悵 disappointed (60b5)
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
長 Phonetic component
long
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Simplified (怅)
忄 heart (side)+ 长 length =
怅 disappointed
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
长 Phonetic component
zhǎng length
long
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
怅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
怅 / 悵 [chàng]
regretful; upset; despair; depressed
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
惆怅 [chóu​chàng] #45,004
melancholy
怅然 [chàng​rán] #56,603
disappointed and frustrated
怅惘 [chàng​wǎng] #43,398
distracted
怅怅然 [chàng​chàng​rán]
disappointed
惆怅若失 [chóu​chàng​ruò​shī]
to feel despondent (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
悵然 [ちょうぜん] #128,491
disappointed