TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
愁
ㄔㄡˊ · chóu
verb/noun — to worry, fret; anxiety, gloom
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{tɕ,tʂ}ITqiū → chóu — palatal slides to retroflex, tone shifts
The heart (心) under autumn (秋) — the season of falling leaves pressing down on the mind. 秋 qiū carries the sound, the initial worn from q to ch. The fretting heart: 發愁, 憂愁, 愁苦.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
秋（秋）風一起，心（心）就沉——愁。
Autumn (秋) wind rises and the heart (心) sinks under it — worry.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)憂— to worry, grieve
→發愁、憂愁— to fret, anxiety常用
⇒愁苦、愁容— distressed, a gloomy look
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension