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愴
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怆
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Broken-Hearted Sad

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
chuàng
ソウ
いたま.しい、いた.む
창
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (愴)
忄 heart (side)+ 倉 storehouse =
愴 Broken-Hearted Sad
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
倉 Phonetic component
storehouse
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Simplified (怆)
忄 heart (side)+ 仓 berth =
怆 sad
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
仓 Phonetic component
cāng berth
granary
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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 Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
愴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
怆 / 愴 [chuàng]
mournful; sad; grieved; sorry
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
悲怆 [bēi​chuàng] #42,802
sorrow
凄怆 [qī​chuàng] #56,140
pitiful
目怆有天 [mù​chuàng​yǒu​tiān]
to look at the sky in sorrow
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
悲愴 [ひそう] #30,061
pathetic
悽愴 [せいそう] #72,510
pathetic
悄愴 [しょうそう]
sad and lamenting