(cuī) - To grieve, to be sorrowful & to urge, to press

Tone 1

cuī | 14 strokes | radical:

· cuī

To grieve, to be sorrowful;

to urge, to press;

to cause distress or anxiety.

To grieve, to be sorrowfulto urge, to pressto cause distress or anxiety.

Usage highlights

To grieveTo feel sorrowTo urge anxiouslyTo cause distressDeep sorrowAnxious urging

Synonyms

  • sad, sorrowful
  • grief, mourning
  • worry, anxiety
  • to urge, to press

Antonyms

  • joy, happiness
  • pleasure, delight
  • peace, calm

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He felt deep sorrow (慛伤).
  • The news caused her grief (慛痛).
  • They urged him to hurry (慛促).
  • The situation caused anxiety (慛虑).

Collocations

  • To grieve(慛伤)
  • To feel sorrow(慛痛)
  • To urge anxiously(慛促)
  • To cause distress(慛虑)
  • Deep sorrow(深慛)
  • Anxious urging(慛迫)

Idioms

  • Deeply grieved and anxious(慛伤忧虑)
  • Urging with heartfelt concern(慛心敦促)
  • Overwhelmed by sorrow(慛痛交加)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in classical Chinese texts describing emotional states of grief and urgency.
  • It combines the heart/mind radical (忄) with components suggesting催促 (to urge), creating a sense of anxious sorrow.
  • While not common in modern usage, it preserves nuanced emotional expressions from literary Chinese.

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