懂中文 Dong Chinese

恸

tòng

sadness

Moving 动 and sad 忄; 动 also provides the pronunciation

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

动 sound,meaning component

动  Sound Meaning component

dòng

  

move

Evolution

恸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恸 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
恸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

恸 (慟) 

tòng

sadness, grief; mourn; be moved; grief

Most common words with 恸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

悲恸

mournful

恸

grief

哀恸

to be deeply grieved