愁 (sau4 | chou2) : gloomy; distressed; worry about; sadness

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愁

sau4

chou2

[1] [adj] gloomy; distressed; grieved
[2] [v] worry about; be anxious; be uneasy about
[3] [n] sadness; melancholy; sorrow

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

愁

This word has been viewed 10615 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Dec 2014 00:56

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發愁 faat3 sau4 fa1 chou2 = to worry

慘綠愁紅 caam2 luk6 sau4 hung4 can3 lv4 chou2 hong2 = weather-beaten leaves and flowers

愁雲慘霧 sau4 wan4 caam2 mou6 chou2 yun2 can3 wu4 = gloom; melancholy

愁雲 sau4 wan4 chou2 yun2 = gloom; melancholy

愁苦 sau4 fu2 chou2 ku3 = anxiety; distress

愁腸 sau4 coeng4 chou2 chang2 = feeling of sadness; pent-up feeling of anxiety

愁緒 sau4 seoi5 chou2 xu4 = gloomy; melancholy

愁眉鎖眼 sau4 mei4 so2 ngaan5 chou2 mei2 suo3 yan3 = with knitted brows and lowered eyes

愁眉苦臉 sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 = to frown; to pull a long face; to wear a troubled look

愁眉不展 sau4 mei4 bat1 zin2 chou2 mei2 bu4 zhan3 = with knitted brows

愁眉 sau4 mei4 chou2 mei2 = knitted brows; worried look

愁悶 sau4 mun6 chou2 men4 = depressed, sad, miserable

愁思 sau4 si1 chou2 si1 = feeling of anxiety; sad thoughts

愁容 sau4 jung4 chou2 rong2 = anxious expression; worried look

悲愁 bei1 sau4 bei1 chou2 = heavy-hearted; low-spirited; sad

憂愁 jau1 sau4 you1 chou2 = sorrow; grief

哀愁 oi1 sau4 ai1 chou2 = sad; sorrowful

窮愁潦倒 kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 chou2 liao2 dao3 = living in poverty and feeling dispirited

借酒澆愁 ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2 = to drown one's sorrows

鄉愁 hoeng1 sau4 = homesickness; nostalgia.

Showing 1 example containing 愁

酒入愁腸，愁更愁！
Idiom: Alcohol cannot cure our pain and sadness.

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Decimal representation of this word: 愁
Unicode code for this character: U+6101 (off-site link)

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