Chinese Character 恸 Meanings and components.

Form

恸

Meaning

恸 meaning[3] in English

Grief.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 恸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and (of sth) to … (动)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PMIS

How to write 恸

To write恸tong4grief you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 动dong4(of sth) … arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 动 = 恸

恸 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 恸 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 恸, looks as follow:

恸
Pinyin:tong4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Grief
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
动
Pinyin:dong4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Of Sth) To Move . To Set In Movement . To Displace . To Touch . To Make Use Of . To Stir (Emotions) . To Alter . Abbr. For 動詞|动词[Dong4 Ci2], Verb
云
Pinyin:yun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Classical) To Say
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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