懂中文 Dong Chinese

懦

nuò

weak

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

需 sound component

需  Sound component

xū

  

need

Evolution

懦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

懦  

nuò

weak, timid, cowardly; imbecile; timid

Most common words with 懦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

懦夫

coward

懦弱

cowardly

懦

timid

怯懦

timid

愚懦

ignorant and timid