怔忡 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

zhēngchōng

palpitations

zhēng a disease resembling neurosis

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

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

正 Sound component

zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	tjeŋ

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

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

中 Sound component

zhōng, zhòng central

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	trhjuwng	tʰruŋ	grieved, agitated
Zhengzhang		tʰuŋ

憂也。从心中聲。《詩》曰：“憂心忡忡。”