恸(tòng)

9 strokesTrad. 慟

grief

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Character information

Pinyin
tòng
Meaning
grief
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
慟

Origin & structure

Where 恸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰忄动

Moving 动 and sad 忄; 动 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

忄xīn动dòng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 慟: Moving 動 and sad 忄; 動 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 恸 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 恸

Common words using 恸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

āi哀tòng恸

to be deeply grieved

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bēi悲tòng恸

mournful

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Related characters

From 恸’s common words

哀悲

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