nuò

weak

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

需 sound component

  Sound component

  

need

Evolution

懦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

nuò

weak, timid, cowardly; imbecile; timid

Most common words with 懦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

懦夫

coward

懦弱

cowardly

timid

怯懦

timid

愚懦

ignorant and timid