wǔ

怃

Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional憮

to pity; dejected

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to pity; to commiserate; to love tenderly

literary

Literary usage expressing sympathetic affection toward someone in distress.

Tā他
wǔ怃
nà那
xiē些
shòu受
kǔ苦
de的
bǎi百
xìng姓
 。

He pitied the suffering common people.

Shèng圣
rén人
wǔ怃
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
bù不
zhì治
 。

The sage commiserated that the world was not at peace.

2.

adjective

dejected; disappointed; frustrated

literary

Describes a state of disappointment or disillusionment; commonly appears in the compound 怃然 (wǔrán).

Tā他
wǔ怃
rán然
ruò若
shī失
 。

He looked dejected, as if he had lost something.

Wén闻
zhī之
wǔ怃
rán然
 。

Upon hearing it, he was filled with disappointment.