懂中文 Dong Chinese

痛

tòng

pain

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

甬 sound component

甬  Sound component

yǒng, tǒng

  

path

Evolution

痛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
痛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
痛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

痛  

tòng

pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter; ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly

Most common words with 痛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

痛苦

pain

痛

ache

疼痛

pain

头痛

to have a headache

痛快

delighted