Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 愁


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Meaning

worry about, be anxious, be sad

Pronunciation

chóu

Explanation

Top: autumn (when the rice plants are put on fire .), below: heart

Mnemonic

In autumn, the heart has worries. (e.g. whether there is enough food for the winter.)

Radicals

autumn, fall
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

发愁 fā chóu to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
忧愁 yōu chóu to be worried
愁苦 chóu kǔ anxiety; distress
穷愁潦倒 qióng chóu liáo dǎo destitute and troubled; in dire straits

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