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show pity

HSK 7
ジュツ、シュツ
めぐ.む、あわ.れむ、うれ.える
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 血 represents the sound. Simplified form of 卹.
Components
heart (side)+ blood =
show pity
Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
Phonetic component
xuè blood
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xù]
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
Example Sentences