U+6101 "愁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+6101 "愁" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the concept of melancholy, worry, or deep anxiety, often associated with sadness or sorrow that is not tied to a specific tragic event but rather a pervasive sense of emotional distress. It is composed of the radical 心 (xīn), meaning "heart," and the phonetic component 秋 (qiū), meaning "autumn," which together visually and symbolically evoke the idea of a heart affected by the autumnal mood of decline and loss. In classical Chinese poetry and literature, this character frequently appears to describe the bittersweet longing of separation, the passage of time, or the burdens of life, making it a rich and enduring expression of human feeling across East Asian cultures, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems.