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慟
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恸
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grief

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
tòng
ドウ、トウ
なげ.く
통
Moving 動 and sad 忄; 動 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (慟)
忄 heart (side)+ 動 move =
慟 grief
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
動 Meaning component
move
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Simplified (恸)
忄 heart (side)+ 动 happen =
恸 sadness
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
动 Meaning component
dòng happen
move, happen
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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 Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
慟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恸 / 慟 [tòng]
grief
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
悲恸 [bēi​tòng] #40,004
mournful
哀恸 [āi​tòng] #56,948
to be deeply grieved
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
慟哭 [どうこく] #18,126
wailing
哭慟 [こくどう]
wailing