愁(chóu)

HSK 513 strokes

to worry about

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Character information

Pinyin
chóu
Meaning
to worry about
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 愁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱秋心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 秋 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

秋qiū心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 愁 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 愁

Common words using 愁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chóu愁méi眉kǔ苦liǎn脸
HSK 7-9

to look anxious (idiom)

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yōu忧chóu愁
HSK 7-9

to be worried

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fàn犯chóu愁
HSK 7-9

to worry

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fā发chóu愁
HSK 7-9

to worry

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āi哀chóu愁

sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful

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bēi悲chóu愁

melancholy

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chóu愁mèn闷

depressed; gloomy

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jiè借jiǔ酒jiāo浇chóu愁

(idiom) to drown one's sorrows

Open 借酒浇愁 page →

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眉苦脸忧犯发哀悲

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