恤

䘏
xù
#3,208 most
frequent character
variant of 恤[xu4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

恤 has 忄 heart as its meaning part and 血 xuè as its sound part. It first meant to be worried or apprehensive. From there it grew to sympathize, then to care for and give relief.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

恤xù
anxiety, sympathy, to sympathize
恤xù
variant of 恤[xu4]
恤xù
anxiety, sympathy, to sympathize

Homophones

序xù
(bound form) order, sequence
绪xù
beginnings, clues, mental state
续xù
to continue, to replenish
蓄xù
to store up, to grow (e.g. a beard)
叙xù
to narrate, to chat

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