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惆

chóu

Character

What 惆 means

1. forlorn
2. vexed
3. disappointed

Words starting with 惆

• 惆怅chóu chàngmelancholy; depression
• 惆怅若失chóu chàng ruò shīto feel despondent (idiom)

Characters built on 周

These share the phonetic component 周 (zhōu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 绸chóu(light) silk
• 稠chóudense; crowded; thick
• 赒zhōuto give to the needy; to bestow alms; charity

Characters that look like 惆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 偶ǒuaccidental; image; pair
• 绸chóu(light) silk
• 摒bìngto discard; to get rid of
• 惋wǎnto sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. wàn
• 凋diāowithered
• 惘wǎngdisappointed; perplexed

Sounds the same

Read chóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 愁to worry about
• 绸(light) silk
• 筹chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)…
• 仇hatred; animosity; enmity
• 酬to entertain; to repay; to return
• 畴arable fields; cultivated field; class
• 稠dense; crowded; thick
• 踌used in 踌躇
• 俦comrades; friends; companions
• 雠to collate; to proofread
• 鯈Leuciscus macropus
• 嬦(archaic) used in ladies' names