卹 meaning and stroke order
Sympathy, pity; comfort
How to write 卹, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 卹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- anxiety
- sympathy
- to sympathize
- to give relief
- to compensate
How 卹 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 卩 (seal), shared by 11 characters on this site.
How to remember 卹
On the left is 血 (xuè, blood) and on the right is 卩, a kneeling person. Picture someone kneeling beside a person who is bleeding, feeling pity and offering comfort.
卹 is a rare variant form of 恤 (xù). In modern simplified Chinese you will almost always see 恤 instead, as in 抚恤 (fǔxù), financial support given to the family of someone who died or was injured on duty. Example: 政府给烈士家属发放抚恤金。(Zhèngfǔ gěi lièshì jiāshǔ fāfàng fǔxùjīn.) The government pays compensation to the families of fallen heroes.
Common mistake: Learners often read 卹 as xuè because of the 血 component, but it is pronounced xù with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse the right side 卩 with 阝, which has a different shape and meaning.
Common words with 卹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 撫卹 | fǔxù | (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 卹
How many strokes are in 卹?
卹 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 卹 mean?
卹 (xù) means sympathy, pity; comfort. A common word with it is 抚恤 (fǔxù), meaning "(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb ".
How do you pronounce 卹?
卹 is pronounced xù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 卹?
The radical of 卹 is 卩, which carries the idea of "seal". Dictionaries list 卹 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 卹?
卹 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 恤, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 卹 and 恤?
They mean the same thing and are pronounced the same, xù. 恤 is the standard form today, while 卹 is an older variant you may see in classical texts or older documents.
Why does the word T恤 (T-shirt) use this sound?
T恤 (T xù) uses 恤 purely for its sound, borrowed from the Cantonese way of saying shirt. It has nothing to do with the meaning of sympathy, and 卹 is not used in this word.