忡
ill at ease, distressed
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Readings
On'yomi
- チュウ
- チュ
- シュウ
- シュ
Kun'yomi
- うれ.える
Meaning
忡 centers on a troubled inner state: feeling ill at ease or distressed, as if the heart is unsettled.
Study
Etymology
忡 combines the heart radical 忄 with 中, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses a disturbed or uneasy heart.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 中 suggests a heart that is struck in the middle, leaving it ill at ease and distressed.
Reading mnemonic
For チュウ, imagine a distressed person chewing their lip nervously: chew -> チュウ, and the heart is uneasy.