Taxonomy of meanings for 綏:　　

  • 綏 suí (OC: snul MC: sʷi) 息遺切 平 廣韻：【安也説文曰車中靶也又州名春秋時爲白翟所居秦并天下爲上郡後魏廢郡置州取綏德縣以爲名息遺切十二 】
    • BANNER
      • nbanner used on the occasion of the death of a Son of Heaven or of a member of his family
    • CONSOLE
      • vtoNto comfort; calm down
    • HOLD
      • vtoNcarry or hold something ceremonously at the level of the heart
    • PEACE
      • vtoNcausativecalm down; pacify
      • vibe peaceful
    • VEHICLE PARTS
      • ncarriage harness; strap on carriage for help in mounting
    • WALK
      • viwalk slowly
    • BIND
      • WITHDRAW
        • STOP
          • SACRIFICE
            • = 妥

            Additional information about 綏

            說文解字: 【綏】，車中把也。从糸、从妥。 【徐鍇曰：《禮》升車必正立執綏，所以安也。當从爪、从安省。《說文》無妥字。】 【息遺切】

              Criteria
            • CONSOLE

              1. The most general word for comforting someone is probably the rather rare wèi 慰.

              2. Diào 弔 / 吊 (ant. hè 賀 "congratulate on a felicitous occasion") refers to condolence in the presence of the body of the deceased, and the word has a special meaning "mourn the death of" where it takes the deceased as the grammatical object.

              3. Yàn 唁 refers to any condolence visit to the family of someone who has suffered a serious misfortune of any kind, including bereavement or loss of a state.

              4. Suī 綏 refers to offering comfort to an individual or a group that is in some form of trouble, and the subject is typically a person in authority.

              5. Fǔ 撫 focusses on soothing and caring action conducive to peace and security by a person in authority, and there is no implication of relief from intense suffering.

              6. Wèn 問 refers more generally to paying a visit to someone on the occasion of a case of illness etc..

              7. Lào 勞 refers to giving comfort to those who are exhausted after a worthy effort.