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唁

yàn
verb #89,124

Meanings

  1. 1 to offer condolences (for a death)

Examples

HSK 7-9
许多朋友听到噩耗后发来了唁电。
Xǔduō péngyou tīngdào èhào hòu fālái le yàndiàn.
Many friends sent telegrams of condolence after hearing the sad news.
HSK 7-9
他专程去殡仪馆吊唁死者家属。
Tā zhuānchéng qù bìnyíguǎn diàoyàn sǐzhě jiāshǔ.
He made a special trip to the funeral home to offer his condolences to the bereaved family.

Tips

usage
唁 specifically means to console people over a death. Common in 吊唁 (to pay condolences) and 唁电 (a telegram of condolence).

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
The mouth radical 口 on the left marks this as something spoken, here words of comfort offered to the bereaved.
phonetic
言 yán
words; speech
Right side 言 (speech) supplies the sound, only a tone away from yàn, and its meaning reinforces that 唁 is an act of consoling speech.

Stroke Order

唁 yàn