恤

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anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 血 sound ( xuè )

Components 忄血

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不恤人言	bù xù rén yán	not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
体恤入微	tǐ xù rù wēi	to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration; meticulous…
安富恤穷	ān fù xù qióng	to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫	ān fù xù pín	to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
不恤	bù xù	not to worry; not to show concern
体恤	tǐ xù	to empathize with; to show solicitude for; (loanword) T-shirt
抚恤金	fǔ xù jīn	compensation payment (for injury); relief payment
体恤衫	tǐ xù shān	T-shirt; CL:件[jian4]
殒身不恤	yǔn shēn bù xù	to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation
抚恤	fǔ xù	(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb …
俸恤	fèng xù	payment and pension
恤衫	xù shān	shirt (loanword)
怜恤	lián xù	to take pity; to show compassion
恤匮	xù kuì	to relieve the distressed
T恤	T xù	(loanword) T-shirt
赈恤	zhèn xù	relief aid
赒恤	zhōu xù	to give to the needy
恤嫠	xù lí	to give relief to widows

Characters sharing the sound component 血 — compare how they read.