How to Say
How to Write
chōng
Radical: 忄 7 strokes
Meaning: grieved
💡 A dart (中) piercing a heart (忄) = grief (忡).
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忡 (chōng) meaning in English —

掘开甲骨文的土层,我们发现'忡'字由'忄'(竖心旁)和'中'组成。'忄'象形心脏,'中'有穿透之意,合起来表示内心被悲伤穿透。在《诗经·邶风》中,'忡'描写了征夫思乡的忧心忡忡,是古人表达深沉哀愁的典型字符。它至今仍用于形容忧虑不安的状态,如'忧心忡忡'。

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