怊 (chāo) - sad & sorrowful

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chāo ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 忄

嫦晨

怊 · chāo

sad;

sorrowful;

melancholy;

grieved;

distressed

sadsorrowfulmelancholy

Usage highlights

sorrowful and lostmelancholy and vigilantgrief and regretsad and distressedmelancholy appearance

Synonyms

  • 悲— sad; sorrowful
  • 哀— grief; mourning
  • 愁— worry; melancholy

Antonyms

  • 喜— happy; joyful
  • 乐— pleasure; delight

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He looked sorrowful (怊然若失).
  • She felt melancholy and lost (怊怊惕惕).
  • The poem expresses deep grief (怊怅之情).

Collocations

  • sorrowful and lost(怊然若失)
  • melancholy and vigilant(怊怊惕惕)
  • grief and regret(怊怅)
  • sad and distressed(怊怊)
  • melancholy appearance(怊容)

Idioms

  • Looking sorrowful as if having lost something(怊然若失)
  • Melancholy and vigilant(怊怊惕惕)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical Chinese literature to describe deep melancholy or sorrow.
  • Often appears in poetic contexts to convey a sense of loss or grief.

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