讣告

訃告

fùgào

noun #11,512

Measure Word

一份讣告 fèn

Meanings

1 obituary
2 death notice

Characters

obituary notice

to announce; to tell

Examples

报纸上刊登了他的讣告。

Bàozhǐ shàng kāndēng le tā de fùgào.

His obituary was published in the newspaper.

家属发布了讣告，通知亲友。

Jiāshǔ fābù le fùgào, tōngzhī qīnyǒu.

The family issued a death notice to inform relatives and friends.

Tips

memory

讣 (obituary notice) + 告 (announce) = a formal announcement of death. The 讠radical in 讣 shows it's a type of speech/writing.

Stroke Order

讣 fù

告 gào