惴
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Meaning: anxious
💡 Heart (忄) on a hill (山) upside-down? No, just nervous like 'zhuì' (sounds like 'tremble').
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Character Story & Explanation
In a crowded Beijing subway, a young woman grips the handrail, her heart racing as she rehearses a job interview in her head. The character 惴 (zhuì) captures this specific anxiety—an uneasy, trembling feeling in the heart (忄). It often appears in literary or formal contexts to describe a state of fear or worry about something impending.
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