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悽
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sorrowful

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
セイ
いたむ
처
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 妻 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 妻 wife =
悽 sorrowful
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
妻 Phonetic component
qī wife
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
悽
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
凄凉 [qī​liáng] #17,735
mournful
凄惨 [qī​cǎn] #18,564
plaintive
凄然 [qī​rán] #34,909
distressed
凄苦 [qī​kǔ] #59,245
bleak
凄迷 [qī​mí] #43,666
pained and bewildered
凄楚 [qī​chǔ] #43,736
sad
悲凄 [bēi​qī] #52,733
pitiable
凄怆 [qī​chuàng] #56,140
pitiful
凄恻 [qī​cè] #62,515
heartbroken
凄哀 [qī​'āi] #68,788
desolate
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
凄惨 [せいさん] #12,654
ghastly
凄絶 [せいぜつ] #25,717
extremely gruesome
悽愴 [せいそう] #72,510
pathetic