悴 cuì to suffer
to suffer; haggard
How to remember 悴: 忄 heart + 卒 foot soldier = to suffer. With a heavy heart, the young foot soldier reads his mother's letter in the cold tent, far from home and starting to suffer.
Component breakdown
悴 = 忄 heart + 卒 foot soldier
- 忄 heart
- 卒 foot soldier
With a heavy heart, the young foot soldier reads his mother's letter in the cold tent, far from home and starting to suffer.
How it is used
- Bound; only in 憔悴 (qiáocuì) - wan, haggard, worn out: 面容憔悴 (miànróng qiáocuì) a drawn, careworn face.
- Describes the toll of worry, illness, or exhaustion on someone's looks.