悼
dào HSK7

grieve

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

卓
卓 Sound component
zhuó, zhuō profound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdawH[d]ˤawk-ssad; pity
Zhengzhangdeːwɢs
Unicodedhɑ̀u

說文解字

懼也。陳楚謂懼曰悼。从心卓聲。

Sources

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