cè
feel anguish
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 則 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 惻
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
sorrowful | ||
compassion | ||
very sentimental | ||
compassion | ||
heartbroken |
Sources