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懦
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timid

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
nuò
ダ、ジュ、ゼン
よわ.い
나, 유, 연
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 需 need =
懦 timid
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
需 Phonetic component
xū need
need, require, must
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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)
懦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
懦 [nuò]
imbecile; timid
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
懦夫 [nuò​fū] #4,677
coward
懦弱 [nuò​ruò] #9,341
cowardly
怯懦 [qiè​nuò] #24,928
timid
愚懦 [yú​nuò] #73,252
ignorant and timid
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
惰弱 [だじゃく] #42,220
apathetic
怯懦 [きょうだ] #51,710
cowardly
懦夫 [だふ] #153,240
coward
KOREAN WORDS (1)
겁나 #7,604