怂

慫
sóng
#3,694 most
frequent character
variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

怂 sǒng joins 心 heart with 从 cóng, which gives the sound. It first meant being surprised. The sense grew through alarmed to terrified.

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怂sǒng
(literary) terrified

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