衔恤 / 銜恤

xián​xù

to nurse a sorrow

(literary) to harbor deep grief or worry; specifically used to describe suffering the death of one's parents

衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to harbor 恤 (literal) → 恤 · xù · to worry

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM