悤 (cōng)

agitated, hurried, restless

Etymology

Depicts a line (囱) piercing a heart (心) (i.e. having an insightful understanding), conveying the meaning "insightful", now written as 聰. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“悤,多遽悤悤也。从心、囪,囪亦聲。”

Original meaning

insightful

Components