恻
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Meaning: sorrowful
💡 Imagine a heart (忄) feeling sorrow for someone who 'then' (则) suffers.
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Character Story & Explanation
恻 (cè) means 'sorrowful' or 'compassionate', often appearing in literary or formal contexts. Its radical 忄 (heart) indicates emotion, while the right side 则 adds sound. The character embodies deep empathy, as in the idiom 恻隐之心 (cè yǐn zhī xīn), meaning 'a heart of compassion' – a core Confucian virtue.
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