悯
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Meaning: to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for
💡 Think: 'Heart (忄) hears cries (闵) = pity.'
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Character Story & Explanation
As we unearth the ancient character 悯 (mǐn), we find its radical 忄 (heart) and phonetic 闵 (mǐn, meaning 'grief'). It signifies a heartfelt response to suffering—sympathy, pity, compassion. In Confucian texts, it denotes the empathetic sorrow one feels for the less fortunate, a core virtue in Chinese ethics.
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