蹙 — Chinese character

蹙

cù

to frown, to knit the brows; distressed

Pinyin: cù
Radical: 157 ⾜ (Foot)
Strokes: 18
Components: 戚足
Formation: pictophonetic — grieving; meaning component 戚; sound component 足
Japanese: 蹙 as a kanji

Common words with 蹙

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
蹙眉	cù méi	to frown
穷蹙 (窮蹙)	qióng cù	hard-up; in dire straits

蹙 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 3

Mencius 1B.1
Mencius 5A.4
Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
Zhuangzi Contingencies
Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ

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