恤 xù to help
to help; to relieve; to take pity on
怎么记住“恤”: 忄 heart + 血 blood = to help. A stranger with a kind heart sees blood on the fallen cyclist's knee and stops to help him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
恤 = 忄 heart + 血 blood
- 忄 heart meaning
- 血 blood sound
- ㇒ falling stroke
- 皿 dish
A stranger with a kind heart sees blood on the fallen cyclist's knee and stops to help him.
How it came to be
The small seal form sets the heart beside the blood: the heart gives the meaning, the blood the sound.
用法
- To show compassion / give relief: 抚恤 (fǔxù) compensation to a bereaved family, 体恤 (tǐxù) to show consideration for someone's hardship.
- 抚恤金 (fǔxùjīn) = a solatium/pension paid to the family of the deceased or disabled.