dào

grieve

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

卓 sound component

  Sound component

zhuōzhuó

  

profound

Evolution

悼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
悼 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
悼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

dào

grieve, mourn, lament; grieved; to mourn; to lament

Most common words with 悼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

哀悼

mourning

悼念

to grieve

追悼会

a memorial service

追悼

to mourn

to mourn