咷 [táo]
1. Same as "啕".
2. (Noun)
- Original Meaning: A child weeping continuously.
- Character Formation: Phonetic and semantic combination, from "mouth" and "sound".
- Synonyms:
1. Same original meaning ([En.] weep continuously)
2. Cry out loudly ([En.] cry)
引:
1. "Shuowen": 咷, in Chu it refers to a child crying non-stop, called "aodao".
2. Example: Du Fu's "From the Capital to Fengxian County, Expressing Feelings in Five Hundred Characters": Upon entering the door, I heard cries, the young child is already starving to death!
例:
- For example: 咷笑 (first cry and then laugh, referring to feelings of joy and sorrow); 咷咷 (crying and wailing).