CHINESE CHARACTER

愁 (chóu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chóu

anxious, worried

HSK 613 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

心

Primary radical

心 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 愁.

秋

Phonetic component

秋 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 13

Write 愁 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 愁

愁chóu

HSK 6 · to worry about

发愁fāchóu

HSK 6 · to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad

愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎn

HSK 7-9 · to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable

犯愁fànchóu

HSK 7-9 · to worry; to be anxious

忧愁yōuchóu

HSK 7-9 · to be worried

FAQ

What does 愁 (chóu) mean in Chinese?

anxious, worried

How do you write 愁 in stroke order?

愁 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 愁?

心 is the radical in 愁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 愁?

愁 (chóu): to worry about; 发愁 (fāchóu): to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad; 愁眉苦脸 (chóuméi-kǔliǎn): to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable.