悼 (dào): to mourn, to lament
悼 (dào) is a Chinese character meaning “to mourn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 卓 (phonetic). It ranks #2726 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 悼 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to mourn
- to lament
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哀悼 | āi dào | to grieve over sb's death |
| 悼念 | dào niàn | to grieve |
| 追悼会 | zhuī dào huì | memorial service |
| 悼词 | dào cí | memorial speech |
| 追悼 | zhuī dào | to mourn |
| 悼辞 | dào cí | variant of 悼詞|悼词[dao4 ci2] |
| 追悼文 | zhuī dào wén | eulogy |
| 悼襄王 | dào xiāng wáng | King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC |
| 伤悼 | shāng dào | to grieve for deceased relative |
| 悲悼 | bēi dào | to mourn |
悼 appears in 10 compound words: 40 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 悼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
听到这个好消息，她悼里充满了喜悦。
yǐn dào zhè gě hǎo xiāo xī , tā dào lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè .
Upon hearing this good news, her heart was filled with joy.
...灰下葬1周年 与许雅钧联系粉丝现身金宝山悼念
. . . huī xià zàng 1 zhōu nián yǔ xǔ yǎ jūn lián xì fěn sī xiàn shēn jīn bǎo shān dào niàn
...One Year Since Hui's Funeral: Fans Linked to Xu Yajun Show Up at Jinbaoshan to Pay Their Respects
哀悼和反思:“好人哈贝马斯”和曾经追随他的世...
āi dào hé fǎn sī : hǎo rén hā bèi mǎ sī hé céng jīng zhuī suí tā de shì . . .
Mourning and Reflection: “Habermas the Good Man” and Those Who Once Followed Him...
伊朗证实拉里贾尼已遇难 伊总统深切哀悼
yī lǎng zhèng shí lā lǐ gǔ ní yǐ yù nán yī zǒng tǒng shēn qiē āi dào
Iran Confirms Larijani's Death; Iranian President Expresses Deep Condolences
伊朗外长发布声明悼念哈梅内伊
yī lǎng wài cháng fā bù shēng míng dào niàn hā méi nèi yī
The Iranian Foreign Minister issued a statement to mourn Khamenei
勤益科大越籍女大生新北骑车遇死劫 师生哀悼:她毕业留台...竟成遗恨
qín yì kē dà yuè jí nǚ dà shēng xīn běi qí chē yù sǐ jié shī shēng āi dào : tā bì yè liú tái . . . jìng chéng yí hèn
Teachers and students mourned: She graduated and stayed in Taiwan... It turned out to be a regret
寡妇为她的丈夫哀悼了很久。
Guǎfu wèi tā de zhàngfu āidào le hěn jiǔ.
The widow mourned her husband for a long time.
庄的派对像是个追悼会。
Zhuāng de pàiduì xiàng shì ge zhuīdàohuì.
Trang's party was like a wake.
俄罗斯对在人质事件中牺牲的人们表示哀悼。
éluósī duì zài rénzhì shìjiàn zhōng xīshēng de rénmen biǎoshì āidào.
Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.
Character Family
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