Phonosemantic compound. 思 represents the meaning and 虍 represents the sound.
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虑
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
虑
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
虑
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
虑
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
虑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
虑
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
虑
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
虑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
虑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
虑
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
虑 / 慮 [lǜ]
to think over; to consider; anxiety
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (34)
考虑 [kǎolǜ] #537
to think over
焦虑 [jiāolǜ] #4,846
anxious
忧虑 [yōulǜ] #12,060
to worry
顾虑 [gùlǜ] #9,992
misgivings
疑虑 [yílǜ] #10,397
hesitation
无忧无虑 [wúyōuwúlǜ] #15,076
carefree and without worries (idiom)
深思熟虑 [shēnsīshúlǜ] #13,153
mature reflection
处心积虑 [chǔxīnjīlǜ] #29,324
to plot actively (idiom)
思虑 [sīlǜ] #56,526
to think sth through
焦虑不安 [jiāolǜbù'ān] #20,221
worried too much
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JAPANESE WORDS (65)
⭐ 遠慮 [えんりょ] #1,100
reserve
⭐ 配慮 [はいりょ] #4,734
consideration
⭐ 考慮 [こうりょ] #5,038
consideration
遠慮がち [えんりょがち] #10,216
shy
無遠慮 [ぶえんりょ] #12,636
rude
慮る [おもんばかる] #20,730
to consider carefully
思慮 [しりょ] #21,483
prudence
⭐ 不慮 [ふりょ] #22,764
unforeseen
思慮深い [しりょぶかい] #24,425
prudent
遠慮のない [えんりょのない] #25,806
unreserved
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