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蹙

cù

to frown, to knit the brows; distressed

🔤 Pictophonetic: 戚 (grieving) provides meaning, 足 provides pronunciation

HSK 18 strokes Uncommon (40%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

戚

qī

ashamed, grieving; related to; relative

足

zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

⿱戚足 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

qī

戚

ashamed, grieving; related to; relative

💡 Ideographic: A younger brother 尗 killed in a war 戈

11 strokes HSK 4

wù

戊

5th heavenly stem

5 strokes

shū

尗

younger brother; father's younger brother

💡 Ideographic: The smaller 小 of two brothers

6 strokes

shàng

上

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

3 strokes HSK 1

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

xiǎo

小

small, tiny, insignificant

💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

3 strokes HSK 1

zú

足

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

📷 Pictographic: The leg 口 above the foot

7 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

Words Using 蹙 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

穷蹙 ↗

qióngcù

hard-up / in dire straits / desperate

qióngcù

穷蹙 ↗

hard-up / in dire straits / desperate

蹙 ↗

cù

to knit (one's brows) / wrinkled (of brows) / to hesitate / distressed

cù

蹙 ↗

to knit (one's brows) / wrinkled (of brows) / to hesitate / distressed