追 zhuī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
追悼
zhuīdào
to mourn; to hold a memorial for
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 人们举行追悼仪式，不只是表达哀思，也是为了保存共同记忆。 Rénmen jǔxíng zhuīdào yíshì, bù zhǐ shì biǎodá āisī, yě shì wèile bǎocún gòngtóng jìyì. People hold memorial ceremonies not only to express grief, but also to preserve shared memory.
- 追悼会上，大家回忆了他一生的点点滴滴。 Zhuīdào huì shàng, dàjiā huíyìle tā yīshēng de diǎndiǎndīdī. At the memorial service, everyone recalled the little moments of his life.
- 朋友们聚在一起，追悼这位早逝的艺术家。 Péngyoumen jù zài yìqǐ, zhuīdào zhè wèi zǎoshì de yìshùjiā. The friends gathered together to mourn this artist who passed away young.
Related words
- 追 zhuī to chase
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 追究 zhuījiū to investigate, to look into
- 追赶 zhuīgǎn to chase; to catch up with
- 追捧 zhuīpěng to pursue and praise enthusiastically; to hype
- 追溯 zhuīsù to trace back; to investigate the source
- 追随 zhuīsuí to follow; to go along with
- 追尾 zhuīwěi to rear-end; a rear-end collision
- 追问 zhuīwèn to question closely; to press for an answer
- 追逐 zhuīzhú to chase; to pursue
- 追踪 zhuīzōng to track; to follow up
- 悼念 dàoniàn to mourn; to commemorate