吊 (弔)
diào
Pinyin

Definition

吊 (弔)
 - 
diào
  1. a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. to lament
  3. to condole with
  4. variant of 吊[diào]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

吊
diào
  1. 1 a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to condole with
  4. 4 variant: 吊 diào
吊唁
diào yàn
吊丧
diào sāng
  1. 1 to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
吊孝
diào xiào
  1. 1 a condolence visit
吊诡
diào guǐ
  1. 1 bizarre
  2. 2 paradoxical
  3. 3 a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)

Idioms (2)

吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely