懂中文 Dong Chinese

慟

tòng

sadness

Moving 動 and sad 忄; 動 also provides the pronunciation

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

動 sound,meaning component

動  Sound Meaning component

dòng

  

move

Evolution

慟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
慟 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
慟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

恸 (慟) 

tòng

sadness, grief; mourn; be moved; grief

Most common words with 慟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

悲恸

mournful

恸

grief

哀恸

to be deeply grieved