shǔ

癙

Character · Adjective

sick with grief; melancholy illness

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

sick with grief or melancholy; ill from emotional distress

archaic

A literary term describing a state of illness caused by excessive worry, grief, or emotional distress. Primarily found in classical Chinese texts.

cháng长
qī期
shǔ癙
yōu忧
 ，
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
jí疾
 。

Long-term melancholy finally developed into a serious illness.

tā他
nèi内
xīn心
shǔ癙
yōu忧
 ，
bù不
yuàn愿
yǔ与
rén人
yán言
 。

He harbored inner grief that made him sick, unwilling to speak to others.