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Meaning of 恸

Pinyin tòng

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

grief

Usage

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恸 (慟 tòng) 1. 极悲哀，大哭。 [En.] Extremely sorrowful; to cry loudly. 例: ～哭。大～。 Example: Crying loudly. Greatly sorrowful. 2. 动词上义: 大哭。 [En.] Verb, primary meaning: to cry loudly. 造字法: 形声。从心，动声。 Character formation: Pictophonetic; composed of "heart" and a phonetic element indicating sound. 3. 极其悲痛。 [En.] Very grieved; sorrowful. 例: 恸绝 (crying out in a faint) 引例: 1. 《论语·先进》：颜回死，子哭之恸。 [Translation:] "When Yan Hui died, the master wept in agony." 2. 柳宗元《哭连州凌员外司马》：我歌诚自恸，非独为君悲。 [Translation:] "I sing truly in grief, not only in sorrow for you." 例: 例: 恸切 (extremely sorrowful); 恸泣 (to weep in sorrow); 恸怛 (piercing pain); 恸恨 (extreme grief and hatred); 恸悼 (deep sorrow and mourning); 恸醉 (to drink heavily in sorrow); 恸怀 (deeply remembering with sorrow).

恸哭 tòng kū

wail / lamentation

悲恸 bēi tòng

mournful

哀恸 āi tòng

to be deeply grieved