疚
jiù
#3,197 most
frequent character
chronic disease, guilt, remorse
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
疚 uses 疒 a sick person on a bed as its meaning part and 久 jiǔ as its sound part. It first meant poor and sick, then grew to chronic disease and guilt.
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