恻怛之心 cèdázhīxīn compassion Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 恻怛 惻怛 cèdá sad and worried to be distressed or grieving; full of sorrow and compassion之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.心 xīn noun intention purpose; motive; moral character or disposition