恻
cè

feel anguish

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 则 represents the sound. Simplified form of 惻.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

则
则 Sound component
zé rule

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

惻 feel anguish Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 則 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

則
則 Sound component
zé rule

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰrɯɡ
Unicodechriək

說文解字

痛也。从心則聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)