悤
cōng

agitated

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approved by cochleoid · Feb 19, 2025, 06:24 AM · Reviewed by cochleoid on Feb 19, 2025, 06:24 AM

Added a little more to the etymology from the Outlier entry for 匆. 怱, 悤, and 匆 all seem to be variants according to Wiktionary

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Original meaning: insightful

Depiction of a line piercing a heart, originally representing a deep understanding, which is now written 聰. The modern meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

心
心 Iconic component
xīn, xin heart

In ancient China, it was thought that the heart was the center of thought and reasoning.

囱
囱 SoundIconic component
cōng chimney

Depicts a line piercing. Represents having an insightful understanding in one's thoughts.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“悤，多遽悤悤也。从心、囪，囪亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇 《說文新證》 p.761-762董蓮池 《說文解字考正》 p.404The Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, Outlier LinguisticsWiktionary, 匆
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)