愀
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Meaning: change countenance
💡 Autumn (秋) changes the heart (忄)—your face falls like falling leaves.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a Beijing hutong, an old man learns his favorite teahouse will close. His face falls—brows knit, lips tighten. This sudden shift is 愀 (qiǎo), 'to change countenance.' The radical 忄 (heart) shows emotion, while 秋 (autumn) hints at change. 愀 appears in literature for solemn or worried expressions, often with 愀然 (qiǎorán, 'solemnly'). It's not common in daily speech but adds literary depth.
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