| 1 | 愁 | 愁 | chóu | chou2 | to worry about | | |
| 2 | 忧愁 | 憂愁 | yōu chóu | you1 chou2 | to be worried | | |
| 3 | 发愁 | 發愁 | fā chóu | fa1 chou2 | to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad | | |
| 4 | 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 | 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 | huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià | huang2 di4 nu:3 er2 bu4 chou2 jia4 | lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom); fig. highly sought after | | |
| 5 | 愁绪 | 愁緒 | chóu xù | chou2 xu4 | melancholy | | |
| 6 | 解愁释闷 | 解愁釋悶 | jiě chóu shì mèn | jie3 chou2 shi4 men4 | to put an end to one's cares (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 解愁 | 解愁 | jiě chóu | jie3 chou2 | to relieve melancholy | | |
| 8 | 分忧解愁 | 分憂解愁 | fēn yōu jiě chóu | fen1 you1 jie3 chou2 | to share and relieve sb.'s worries (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 坐困愁城 | 坐困愁城 | zuò kùn chóu chéng | zuo4 kun4 chou2 cheng2 | to be walled in by one's own worries (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 多愁善感 | 多愁善感 | duō chóu shàn gǎn | duo1 chou2 shan4 gan3 | melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality | | |
| 11 | 多愁善病 | 多愁善病 | duō chóu shàn bìng | duo1 chou2 shan4 bing4 | to be always in grief and prone to illness (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 多愁多病 | 多愁多病 | duō chóu duō bìng | duo1 chou2 duo1 bing4 | much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly | | |
| 13 | 愁云满布 | 愁雲滿布 | chóu yún mǎn bù | chou2 yun2 man3 bu4 | clouded with worry (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 愁绪满怀 | 愁緒滿懷 | chóu xù mǎn huái | chou2 xu4 man3 huai2 | to have the weight of the world on one's shoulders (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 哀愁 | 哀愁 | āi chóu | ai1 chou2 | sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful | | |
| 16 | 愁锁眉梢 | 愁鎖眉梢 | chóu suǒ méi shāo | chou2 suo3 mei2 shao1 | A brow furrowed with sorrow. (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 愁闷 | 愁悶 | chóu mèn | chou2 men4 | depressed; gloomy | | |
| 18 | 愁眉苦脸 | 愁眉苦臉 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable | | |
| 19 | 愁眉紧锁 | 愁眉緊鎖 | chóu méi jǐn suǒ | chou2 mei2 jin3 suo3 | to frown deeply (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 愁眉渐展 | 愁眉漸展 | chóu méi jiàn zhǎn | chou2 mei2 jian4 zhan3 | to become less worried (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 愁眉不展 | 愁眉不展 | chóu méi bù zhǎn | chou2 mei2 bu4 zhan3 | with a worried frown | | |
| 22 | 愁苦 | 愁苦 | chóu kǔ | chou2 ku3 | anxiety; distress | | |
| 23 | 愁肠寸断 | 愁腸寸斷 | chóu cháng cùn duàn | chou2 chang2 cun4 duan4 | gut-wrenching sadness (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 愁肠百结 | 愁腸百結 | chóu cháng bǎi jié | chou2 chang2 bai3 jie2 | hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety | | |
| 25 | 愁肠 | 愁腸 | chóu cháng | chou2 chang2 | anxiety; worries | | |