What does 乡愁 mean in Chinese?

乡愁 (xiāng chóu) means "homesickness; nostalgia" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 乡愁?

乡愁 is pronounced "xiāng chóu" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

乡愁 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

乡愁 is made up of the characters 乡, 愁. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 乡愁 using our stroke order tool.

乡愁

xiāng chóu

homesickness; nostalgia

Traditional: 鄉愁

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.