忉 (dāo) - Anxious & sorrowful

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dāo ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 忄

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忉 · dāo

Anxious;

sorrowful;

grieved;

distressed.

Anxioussorrowfulgrieved

Usage highlights

Anxious and sorrowfulDeeply grievedHeart full of distressConstant anxietySorrowful appearance

Synonyms

  • 忧— worry; anxiety
  • 愁— sorrow; distress
  • 悲— sadness; grief

Antonyms

  • 乐— happy; joyful
  • 喜— delighted; pleased

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He felt deeply anxious (忉忉不安).
  • Her heart was filled with sorrow (心中忉忉).
  • The poem expresses a grieving heart (忉怛之心).

Collocations

  • Anxious and sorrowful(忉怛)
  • Deeply grieved(忉伤)
  • Heart full of distress(忉心)
  • Constant anxiety(忉忉)
  • Sorrowful appearance(忉容)

Idioms

  • Deeply anxious and sorrowful(忉怛伤悴)
  • Heart full of grief and distress(中心忉怛)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical Chinese literature to describe deep emotional distress or anxiety.
  • Appears in Buddhist texts to describe the suffering and anxiety of sentient beings.

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