怛 Stroke Order

怛 [dá] 1. 忧伤，悲苦。 - Sadness, suffering. - Examples: - 怛恻 (sadness) - 怛然 (worried, uneasy) - 怛伤 (sorrow) - 怛惋 (sadness) 2. 惊惧。 - Fear, terror. - Examples: - 怛突 (nervous, fearful) - 怛怖 (fearful) - 怛惕 (anxious, fearful) 本义: 痛苦 - Original Meaning: Suffering 同本义: (suffering) 1. 同本义 ([En.] suffering) 忧伤: (sadness) 2. 忧伤 ([En.] sadness) 畏惧;惊恐: (fear) 3. 畏惧;惊恐 ([En.] fear) 引: 1. 《说文》：怛，憯也。从心，旦声。(From "Shuo Wen":怛 is pain, with the character consisting of "heart" and the sound "dan".) 2. 《方言一》：怛，痛也。(From "Dialects One": 怛 means pain.) 3. 《史记·屈原贾生列传》：疾痛惨怛，未尝不呼父母也。(From "Records of the Grand Historian": In painful suffering, one never fails to call upon their parents.) 4. 唐· 李朝威《柳毅传》：悲泗淋漓，诚怛人心。(Tang Dynasty: In deep sadness, it truly affects the hearts of people.) 引: 1. 《广雅》：怛，忧也。(From "Guang Ya": 怛 means worry.) 2. 《释训》：怛怛，忧也。(From "Shi Xun": 怛怛 means worry.) 3. 《诗·桧风·匪风》：中心怛兮。(From "Book of Songs": My heart is troubled.) 4. 《诗·齐风·甫田》：劳心怛怛。(From "Book of Songs": Mind is troubled with worries.) 引: 1. 《庄子·大宗师》：叱!避!无怛化!(From "Zhuangzi": Hush! Avoid! There should be no transforming fear!) 2. 《列子·黄帝》：怛然内热。(From "Liezi": With a fearful and heated heart.) 3. 唐· 柳宗元《三戒·临江之麋》：群犬垂涎，扬尾皆来，其人怒;怛之。(Tang Dynasty: The group of dogs, salivating and wagging their tails, approach; the person becomes angry and fears.) Each definition illustrates the character's connotations of sadness and fear throughout various classical Chinese texts.