tǎn​tè

apprehensive

tǎn, kěng timorous

A weight on  the heart 

Components

Meaning component
shàng, shang up
Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰuːmʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tè, dǎo fearful

A weight under  the heart 

Components

Meaning component
xià, xia under
Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰɯːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica