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Chinese symbol for “concerned”

忧心
yōu xīn
Traditional: 憂心
concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for concerned is 忧心 (yōu xīn), defined as: concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

忧 yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “concerned”

WordPinyinMeaning
挂怀 (掛懷)guà huáiconcerned; troubled
牵心 (牽心)qiān xīnto worry; concerned

Related words

Other words that share a character with 忧心.

WordPinyinMeaning
担忧 (擔憂)dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
忧虑 (憂慮)yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
忧郁 (憂鬱)yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
忧伤 (憂傷)yōu shāngdistressed; laden with grief
忧愁 (憂愁)yōu chóuto be worried
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about

See also: Japanese symbol for “concerned”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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