| chóu | worry about |
| 愁 | worry about |
| 愁云 | gloomy expression |
| 愁云惨雾 | a distressing situation |
| 愁人 | To make someone worried. |
| 愁城 | An instance of being worried. |
| 愁容 | scowl; worried look |
| 愁容满面 | to look extremely worried |
| 愁怀 | The state of being distressed. |
| 愁思 | melancholy |
| 愁楚 | Anguished. |
| 愁眉 | knitted brows |
| 愁眉不展 | with knitted brows |
| 愁眉苦脸 | frowning and worried (idiom); showing concern |
| 愁眉锁眼 | with knitted brows and lowered eyes |
| 愁绪 | melancholy |
| 愁肠 | anxiety worries |
| 愁肠百结 | hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety |
| 愁苦 | anxiety distress |
| 愁虑 | be worried about |
| 愁闷 | feel gloomy; downcast |