These two words are interchangeable and have the same meaning. In modern network culture, "I" is often used as "sorry". The small "eight" in it is regarded as the eyebrow eye and the "mouth" as the mouth. Express embarrassment, frustration and helplessness.
"Awkward", like a human face, is long and wide, with two drooping eyebrows and a big sighing mouth, which looks unlucky. So now people give this Chinese character new meanings according to its shape: embarrassed, unlucky, depressed, sad, helpless, confused and speechless. It can also describe a person in a difficult situation and an awkward atmosphere.
Jiong, pronounced jiǒng, which means "bright", is an ancient Chinese character in China.
Since 2008, it has become a popular emoji in online communities in Chinese-speaking areas and one of the most frequently used words in online chats, forums and blogs. It has been given the meaning of "depression, sadness, helplessness, embarrassment and embarrassment".
Jiong is considered as one of the most popular Chinese characters in the 20th century. In 2022, other popular words appeared on the Internet, such as tiān, yín, gū, B ū, N ū, Bi ū (biáo) and so on.
"Jiong" and "Tong" have the same bitter gourd face and the same figure of eight eyebrows.
It is no exaggeration to say that they are twins. They not only look alike, but also have the same name. They all pronounce Jing. The only difference between the appearance of these two Chinese characters is "Jiong", and the mouth inside is written on the horizontal line. 1 of "hey", the mouth didn't touch any strokes.
"Embarrassment" is a symbol of embarrassment, bad luck and depression.
"Awkward", like a human face, is long and wide, with two drooping eyebrows and a big sighing mouth, which looks unlucky. So now people give this Chinese character new meanings according to its shape: embarrassed, unlucky, depressed, sad, helpless, confused and speechless.
It can also describe a person in a difficult situation and an awkward atmosphere. For example, the sentence: Oh, I accidentally did an embarrassing thing today, which is an embarrassing thing. The word embarrassment has also been made into various expression packs, and it is still popular on major websites.
"Jiong" is not a new Chinese character, it has existed since ancient times.
Many people have a misunderstanding: they think that this embarrassing word is the current network word, which was invented in recent years. In fact, this word has existed since ancient times. It can be said that the shape of Jiong has not changed much since Oracle Bone Inscriptions (see the picture below).
Tim is a hieroglyph. Does it look like a window? The appearance is square, and the horizontal and vertical indicates that the windows are staggered and bright. Therefore, the original meaning of embarrassment is "light".
The Evolution of Chinese Character Jiong
In the data, there is little reference to "Ba", just simply saying that "Ba" means "bright and bright". For example, the word:? ? ? ? (bright appearance); Clear (bright and clear). Since they are called China brothers, there is a certain connection between "Jiong" and "Tong".