忡 meaning and stroke order
Sad, grieving; distressed, uneasy
How to write 忡, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 忡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grieved
- distressed
- sad
- uneasy
How 忡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.
忄 gives the meaning and 中 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 忡
The heart radical 忄 sits beside 中 (zhōng, middle), so picture worry lodged right in the middle of your heart. 中 also hints at the sound, giving chōng.
忡 almost never appears alone. It is used in the set phrase 忧心忡忡 (yōuxīn chōngchōng), meaning deeply worried or full of anxiety. Example: 她忧心忡忡地等着消息。(Tā yōuxīn chōngchōng de děngzhe xiāoxi.) She waited for the news, full of worry.
Common mistake: Learners often read 忡 as zhōng because of the 中 component, but the correct reading is chōng in the first tone. Do not mix it up with 仲 (zhòng), which has the person radical 亻 instead of the heart radical 忄.
Questions about 忡
How many strokes are in 忡?
忡 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 忡 mean?
忡 (chōng) means sad, grieving; distressed, uneasy.
How do you pronounce 忡?
忡 is pronounced chōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 忡?
The radical of 忡 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 忡 under this radical.
Can I use 忡 by itself to say I am sad?
Not in normal speech. It is a literary character that lives almost entirely inside 忧心忡忡. To say you are sad, use 难过 (nánguò) or 伤心 (shāngxīn).
Why is 忡 doubled in 忧心忡忡?
Repeating a descriptive syllable is a common pattern in classical and formal Chinese. It makes the feeling sound stronger and ongoing. Here it paints a heart that keeps feeling uneasy.