Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 穷愁
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
愁chóuto worry about
发愁fāchóuto worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
层出不穷céngchū-bùqióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
犯愁fànchóuto worry; to be anxious