怛 (dá) · distressed, grieved, alarmed

Meanings

1 distressed
2 grieved
3 alarmed
4 shocked

Characters

怛

dá

distressed; grieved

Examples

HSK 6

灾难的消息令人怛然。

Zāinàn de xiāoxi lìng rén dárán.

The news of the disaster left people shocked and grieved.

HSK 7-9

他心中充满了惨怛。

Tā xīnzhōng chōngmǎn le cǎndá.

His heart was heavy with grief and pain.

Tips

usage

怛 is a classical word for grief or alarm, found in 怛然 (alarmed, uneasy) and 惨怛 (deeply distressed).

Components

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

The heart radical, side form of 心, marks 怛 as an inner emotion, here grief and alarm.

phonetic

旦 dàn

dawn; daybreak

Supplies the sound, close to the modern reading dá. It is the same character seen standing alone as 旦.

Stroke Order

怛 dá

Related Words

大吃一惊 dàchī-yìjīng HSK 6 #6,056

to be greatly shocked / to be taken aback

大惊小怪 dàjīng-xiǎoguài HSK 7-9 #7,206

to make a fuss about nothing / to be alarmed over trifles

悲哀 bēi'āi HSK 7-9 #5,214

grieved / sorrowful / sad

悲伤 bēishāng HSK 6 #2,472

sad; sorrowful / grieved; heartbroken

吃惊 chījīng HSK 4 #2,048

to be startled; to be shocked / to be amazed; surprised

伤心 shāngxīn HSK 4 #1,596

sad / heartbroken / grieved

怛罗斯之战 Dáluósīzhīzhàn

the Battle of Talas (751 CE), in which the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Tang armies near the Talas River and ended Tang westward expansion into Central Asia

惊慌 jīnghuāng HSK 7-9 #6,686

panicked / alarmed / flustered

悲痛 bēitòng HSK 7-9 #6,983

grieved / sorrowful / deeply saddened

烦冤 fányuān

frustrated and aggrieved / agitated and distressed