怊

怊 · chāo

sad, disappointed

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chāo
Cantonese
ciu1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

sad, disappointed

Dictionary definitions & readings

怊 chāo · (literary) sad; sorrowful; disappointed; frustrated

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42288.080:chāo Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0126.030:chāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
039.180:chāo Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
chāo粵ciu1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
チョウ ショウ ジョウ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
초:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
敕宵 尺招 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
PSHR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9706.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0379.130 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
147.06 151.12 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1131i Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+600A
Radical
心 · 61
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6725

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

8 strokes
怊
Strokes
8
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

8 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
trhjew · 敕宵 · 效開三平宵徹 · #659
Middle Chinese
tsyhew · 尺招 · 效開三平宵昌 · #682

PHONO-ML, source line 5322; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
528.203
kDaeJaweon
0707.210
kGSR
1131i
kHanYu
42288.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
0707.210
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42288.080
kIRGKangXi
0379.130
kKangXi
0379.130
kMorohashi
10427
kSBGY
147.06 151.12
kSMSZD2003Index
221.03
kCangjie
PSHR
kFourCornerCode
9706.2
kMojiJoho
MJ011444
kPhonetic
219
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6277
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CCA2
kIRG_JSource
J1-3D52
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-42B1
kIRG_KSource
K1-6F71
kIRG_TSource
T2-2661
kRSUnicode
61.5
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CCA2
kCCCII
222B36
kCNS1986
2-2661
kCNS1992
2-2661
kEACC
222B36
kGB0
6687
kGB1
6687
kJis1
2950
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6725
kXerox
317:364
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+21540+61.3.5
kCantonese
ciu1
kDefinition
sad, disappointed
kFanqie
敕宵 尺招
kHangul
초:1N
kHanyuPinyin
42288.080:chāo
kJapanese
チョウ ショウ ジョウ
kJapaneseKun
KANASHIMU
kJapaneseOn
CHOU SHOU
kKorean
CHO
kMandarin
chāo
kSMSZD2003Readings
chāo粵ciu1
kTGHZ2013
039.180:chāo
kXHC1983
0126.030:chāo

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 怊0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
忄 beside 召 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰忄召$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰忄召$(GHTJKP)

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