惆怅
chóu​chàng

melancholy

惆 chóu, qiū, dāo distressed

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

周
周 Sound component
zhōu cycle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰɯw
Unicodetjiou

說文解字

失意也。从心周聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

怅 chàng disappointed Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 长 represents the sound. Simplified form of 悵.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

长
长 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

悵 disappointed Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 長 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

長
長 Sound component
zhǎng, cháng long

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttrhjangHtʰraŋ-sdisappointed
Zhengzhangtʰaŋs
Unicodetjiɑ̀ng

說文解字

望恨也。从心長聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)