(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]); how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?; how can words express such sadness?
trad. 怎一個愁字了得
Also written 怎一個愁字了得【zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé】
Characters in this word
7怎
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how
- Pinyin
- zěn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1389 of 2500
一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
个
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used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- Pinyin
- gě
- Traditional
- 個
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 66 of 2500
愁
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to worry about
- Pinyin
- chóu
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 24585 of 2500
字
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letter, symbol, character, word, CL:個|个[ge4], courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1431 of 2500
了
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(completed action marker), (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now), (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- Pinyin
- le
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 4 of 2500
得
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to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), proper, suitable, proud, contented, to allow, to permit, ready, finished
- Pinyin
- dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 62 of 2500