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恻

cè

Character Traditional 惻

What 恻 means

1. sorrowful

Words starting with 恻

• 恻隐之心cè yǐn zhī xīncompassion
• 恻隐cè yǐncompassion; empathetic

Words containing 恻

• 悲恻bēi cègrieved; sorrowful
• 凄恻qī cèheartbroken; sorrowful
• 缠绵悱恻chán mián fěi cè(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant…

Characters built on 则

These share the phonetic component 则 (zé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 测cèto survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 侧cèthe side; to incline towards; to lean
• 厕cè(bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in

Sounds the same

Read cè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 厕(bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in
• 测to survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 册book; booklet; classifier for books
• 策policy; plan; scheme
• 侧the side; to incline towards; to lean
• 畟sharp
• 茦pointed grass blade; to prick
• 荝plant genus Aconitum, aka monkshood or wolf's bane (used as poison and medicine)…
• 䇲variant of 策