悼 meaning and stroke order
To grieve, to lament, to mourn
How to write 悼, stroke by stroke
11 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 悼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to mourn
- to lament
How 悼 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.
忄 gives the meaning and 卓 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 悼
悼 is a pictophonetic character: the heart radical 忄 on the left shows it is about feelings, and 卓 (zhuó) on the right gives the sound. Picture a heart standing beside someone outstanding (卓) who has passed away, and the heart mourns them.
悼 is formal and almost always appears in compounds about death and remembrance, such as 悼念 (dàoniàn), 哀悼 (āidào), 追悼会 (zhuīdàohuì) and 悼词 (dàocí). You will see it in news reports, official statements and funeral settings. Example: 我们深切悼念他。(Wǒmen shēnqiè dàoniàn tā.) We deeply mourn him.
Common mistake: Learners often read 悼 as zhuó because of the phonetic 卓, but the correct reading is dào in the fourth tone. It is also easy to confuse with 掉 (diào, to drop), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of the heart radical 忄.
Common words with 悼
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
悼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 悼
How many strokes are in 悼?
悼 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 悼 mean?
悼 (dào) means to grieve, to lament, to mourn. A common word with it is 悼念 (dàoniàn), meaning "to grieve".
How do you pronounce 悼?
悼 is pronounced dào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 悼?
The radical of 悼 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 悼 under this radical.
Is 悼 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 悼 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 悼念 and 怀念?
悼念 (dàoniàn) is used only for mourning someone who has died and sounds solemn. 怀念 (huáiniàn) means to miss or cherish the memory of a person, place or time, and the person may still be alive.
Can 悼 be used on its own as a verb?
In modern speech it is rarely used alone. People use two-character words like 哀悼 or 悼念 instead, while single 悼 mostly appears in written or classical style.