怛
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Meaning: distressed
💡 Heart (忄) sees dawn (旦) but feels only sorrow—dá (怛) = distressed.
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Character Story & Explanation
Detective's log: The character 怛 (dá) combines the heart radical 忄 with 旦 (dawn). Its ancient form suggests a heart pierced by sorrow at daybreak. In classical texts like the Book of Songs, it describes a deep, aching distress. Though rare in modern Chinese, it appears in idioms like 怛然失色 (to turn pale with grief).
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