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悼

dào
verb #31,988

Meanings

  1. 1 to mourn
  2. 2 to grieve over
  3. 3 to lament (the dead)

Examples

全国人民共同悼念这位英雄。
Quánguó rénmín gòngtóng dàoniàn zhè wèi yīngxióng.
The whole nation mourns this hero together.
他写了一首诗悼念亡妻。
Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī dàoniàn wáng qī.
He wrote a poem mourning his late wife.

Tips

usage
悼 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese — it lives inside compounds: 悼念 (dàoniàn, to mourn), 哀悼 (āidào, to grieve), 追悼 (zhuīdào, memorial), 悼词 (dàocí, eulogy). The 忄 (heart) radical signals the emotional weight.

Stroke Order

悼 dào