愁 (chóu)

to worry/anxiety

How 愁 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
禾 — grain
Traditional
愁
Simplified
愁 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 愁

哀愁 āichóu
sorrow; sadness; distressed
多愁善感 duōchóushàngǎn
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
憂愁 yōuchóu
to be worried
發愁 fāchóu
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
鄉愁 xiāngchóu
homesickness; nostalgia
借酒澆愁 jièjiǔjiāochóu
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
悲愁 bēichóu
melancholy
愁眉不展 chóuméibùzhǎn
with a worried frown
愁眉苦臉 chóuméikǔliǎn
frowning and worried (idiom); showing concern
愁緒 chóuxù
melancholy
愁腸 chóucháng
anxiety; worries
愁苦 chóukǔ
anxiety; distress

愁 in a sentence

他正在為找不到工作發愁。

Tā zhèngzài wèi zhǎo bú dào gōngzuò fāchóu.

“He is worrying about not being able to find a job.”

How common is 愁?

愁 is the 2,109th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 愁

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