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愁
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sorrow

HSK 5 N1
Human →Emotions
chóu
シュウ
うれ.える、うれ.い
수
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 秋 represents the sound.
Components
心 heart+ 秋 autumn =
愁 sorrow
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
秋 Phonetic component
qiū autumn
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiū​qiān]
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Notes
Similar Characters
寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)怎 how?怒 anger思 think怠 negligent
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
愁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
愁 [chóu]
to worry about
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
愁 うれい
Urei female given name
愁 しう
Shiu female given name
愁 しゅう
Shuu given name
CHINESE WORDS (44)
发愁 [fā​chóu] #17,531
to worry
发愁 [fā​chóu] #17,531
to worry
忧愁 [yōu​chóu] #16,517
to be worried
忧愁 [yōu​chóu] #16,517
to be worried
愁眉不展 [chóu​méi​bù​zhǎn] #31,494
with a worried frown
犯愁 [fàn​chóu] #41,751
to worry
多愁善感 [duō​chóu​shàn​gǎn] #25,702
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
哀愁 [āi​chóu] #45,805
sorrow
乡愁 [xiāng​chóu] #44,346
homesickness
乡愁 [xiāng​chóu] #44,346
homesickness
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
憂い [うい] #18,101
unhappy
⭐ 郷愁 [きょうしゅう] #23,749
nostalgia
⭐ 哀愁 [あいしゅう] #23,831
pathos
ご愁傷様 [ごしゅうしょうさま] #28,747
my condolences
⭐ 憂える [うれえる] #33,517
to worry about
憂い顔 [うれいがお] #49,557
sad face
憂愁 [ゆうしゅう] #53,933
melancholy
哀愁漂う [あいしゅうただよう] #72,822
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.)
愁嘆場 [しゅうたんば] #77,597
tragic scene (moving one to tears)
愁眉 [しゅうび] #81,464
worried look
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