Chinese Word: 惆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

惆

Pinyin: chóu

English Definition: forlorn; vexed; disappointed

Chinese Definition:
①(惆怅)失意，伤感。
②(惆惋)悲叹，惋惜。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:周 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 周 [ zhōu ] Zhou dynasty; circumference

Similar Characters: 禂

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 惆

	惆怅	chóu chàng	melancholy; depression
	惆怅若失	chóu chàng ruò shī	to feel despondent (idiom)

1		yī gè 一个 lìng rén 令人 jī dòng 激动 de 的 qí jì 奇迹 shǐ 使 tā 她 kuáng rè 狂热。 tā 她 shí ér 时而 hài pà 害怕， shí ér 时而 chén zuì 沉醉， zǒng shì 总是 mí 迷 chóu 惆 kùn huò 困惑。 She was in a fever of tingling mystery, alternately frightened and charmed, and in constant bewilderment.
2		tā 他 suǒ 所 yán jiū 研究 de 的 jiù shì 就是 bèi 被 rén men 人们 chēng wéi 称为 de 的 bù 不 xié 协 chóu 惆 fū qī 夫妻， jiù shì 就是 zhǐ 指 qí zhōng 其中 yī gè 一个 gǎn rǎn 感染 le 了 huì 会 yǐn qǐ 引起 AIDS de 的 HIV bìng dú 病毒， ér 而 lìng yī gè 另一个 méi yǒu 没有。 He studied what are known as discordant couples. This meant one partner had H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, while the other did not.