Taxonomy of meanings for 悼:　　

  • 悼 dào (OC: deewɡs MC: dɑu) 徒到切 去 廣韻：【傷悼 】
    • FEAR
      • vibe fearful
    • MOURNING
      • vt+V[0]regret and bemoan that
      • vtoNpublicly express sorrow on the occasion of the death or injury of someone outside one's immediate family.
      • vtoNpsychhave and express mournful thoughts about (oneself)
      • vtoNPab{S}regret and bemoan
    • SAD
      • REGRET
        • YOUNG

          Additional information about 悼

          說文解字: 【悼】，懼也。陳楚謂懼曰悼。从心、 卓 聲。 〔小徐本作「從心、卓聲。陳楚謂懼曰悼。」〕 【臣鉉等曰：卓非聲，當从罩省。】 【徒到切】

            Criteria
          • MOURNING

            1. The most general current word is sāng 喪 which embraces all phases and aspects of complex process of mourning in ancient China.

            2. Diào 弔 / 吊 (ant. qìng 慶 "congratulate") is to publicly express one's sorrow on the occasion of the death of someone outside one's own immedidate family.

            3. Dào 悼 is to publicly bemoan any major disaster regarding a person, including serious disease or serious accidents.

            4. Kū 哭 (ant. xiào 笑 "laugh with joy") is often used as a generalised verb referring to participation in all sorts of mourning rituals and activities.

            5. Āi 哀 refers to engaging in mourning primarily for a near relative, but the word also has common extending meanings where it extends to any kind of grief. See GRIEF.