恻

惻
cè
sorrowful

CEDICT

  1. (literary) sincere; earnest
  2. sad; sorrowful; grieved
  3. sincere; earnest
  4. to be sympathetic; to be empathetic

Wiktionary

  1. 悲痛。
  2. 参见「恻恻」条。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

悲恻 bēicè
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful
凄恻 qīcè
  1. heartbroken
  2. sorrowful
恻隐 cèyǐn
  1. compassion
  2. empathetic
凄恻 qīcè
悱恻 fěicè
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Related entries

悲楚 bēichǔ
  1. sorrowful
  2. grieved
悲凉 bēiliáng
  1. sorrowful
  2. dismal
悷 lì sorrowful
戚戚 qīqī
  1. sorrowful
  2. distressed
伤悲 shāngbēi
  1. sad
  2. sorrowful (literary)
我一心追求智識，也了解了瘋狂與愚蠢。我覺得這就像是追著風跑。智識的背後是傷悲，所以追求智識之人也多了幾分悲傷。

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind. For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Source: Tatoeba

怞 zhòu
  1. to grieve
  2. sorrowful
悲哀 bēiāi
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful
悲凄 bēiqī
  1. pitiable
  2. sorrowful
悲恻 bēicè
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful
悲痛 bēitòng
  1. grieved
  2. sorrowful
这表明幸福和悲痛之间只隔着看法。

This shows that happiness and sadness are only separated by attitude.

Source: Tatoeba

凄恻 qīcè
  1. heartbroken
  2. sorrowful
憯 cǎn
  1. already
  2. sorrowful
戚戚 qīqī
  1. intimate
  2. closely related
  3. sorrowful
  4. distressed
悕 xī
  1. (literary) to wish
  2. to hope
  3. sad
  4. sorrowful