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惴
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afraid

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
zhuì
ズイ、スイ
おそ.れる
췌
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 耑 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 耑 specialized =
惴 afraid
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
耑 Phonetic component
duān specialized
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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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
惴 [zhuì]
anxious; worried
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
惴惴不安 [zhuì​zhuì​bù​'ān] #35,583
to be on tenterhooks (idiom)