Chinese symbol for “overworked”
瘁
cuì
care-worn; distressed; tired; overworked
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overworked is 瘁 (cuì), defined as: care-worn; distressed; tired; overworked; sick; weary.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瘁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心力交瘁 | xīn lì jiāo cuì | to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom) |
| 鞠躬尽瘁 (鞠躬盡瘁) | jū gōng jìn cuì | to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost |
| 身心交瘁 | shēn xīn jiāo cuì | worn out in body and soul (idiom) |
| 神劳形瘁 (神勞形瘁) | shén láo xíng cuì | to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom) |
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.