悼
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to mourn; to lament
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 心 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 悼
- Common rank
- #3,137
- Unicode
- U+60BC
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
mourn · Heisig RSH #1800
state of mind + 卓 eminent
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 悼
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追悼会 | memorial service; funeral service | |
| 追悼文 | eulogy | |
| 悼词 | memorial speech; eulogy | |
| 伤悼 | to grieve for deceased relative; to mourn | |
| 悼襄王 | King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC | |
| 悼念 | to grieve | |
| 追悼 | to mourn; to pay last respects | |
| 悼辞 | variant of 悼詞|悼词[dao4 ci2] | |
| 哀悼 | to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning | |
| 悲悼 | to mourn; to grieve over sb's death |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 卓 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓 sound part | profound, lofty, brilliant | |
| 掉 | to drop, to fall, to remove | |
| 罩 | cover, shroud; basket for catching fish | |
| 绰 | graceful, delicate; spacious | |
| 淖 | mud, slush | |
| 棹 | oar; boat | |
| 焯 | to scald; to flash-boil vegetables | |
| 踔 | to stride, to excel, to get ahead | |
| 倬 | noticeable, large; distinct, clear |