tòng

茼

Character · AdjectiveTraditional同

variant of 恸 (grief)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

grief-stricken; sorrowful (variant of 恸)

archaic

Archaic usage found in classical texts. Now rarely used except in specific historical contexts.

Jiàn见
 《
shuō说
wén文
jiě解
zì字
 》
zhù注
 。

See the annotations in 'Shuowen Jiezi'.

Tóng同
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
tōng通
 “
tòng恸
 ”
 ，
biǎo表
shì示
jí极
dù度
bēi悲
tòng痛
 。

The character 同 was used interchangeably with 恸 in ancient texts to express extreme grief.