悼 dào
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 卓 profound, lofty, brilliant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悼念
dàoniàn
to mourn; to commemorate
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Example phrases
- 全国多地举行仪式，悼念在灾难中遇难的人们。 Quánguó duō dì jǔxíng yíshì, dàoniàn zài zāinàn zhōng yùnàn de rénmen. Ceremonies were held in many places nationwide to mourn those who died in the disaster.
- 人们在海边点起蜡烛，悼念去世的老朋友。 Rénmen zài hǎibiān diǎn qǐ làzhú, dàoniàn qùshì de lǎo péngyou. People lit candles by the sea to mourn their late old friend.
- 他每年冬天都会写一封信，悼念去世的奶奶。 Tā měi nián dōngtiān dōu huì xiě yì fēng xìn, dàoniàn qùshì de nǎinai. Every winter he writes a letter to remember his late grandmother.
Related words
- 追悼 zhuīdào to mourn; to hold a memorial for
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 念 niàn to read aloud
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 信念 xìnniàn belief
- 理念 lǐniàn idea, concept
- 念书 niànshū to study, to attend school
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 挂念 guàniàn to miss; to worry about