慟 = 忄 + 動

慟 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sadness”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 動 (move).

Keyword: sadness
Pinyin (Mandarin): tòng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: sadness, grief, горе, печаль, grief

Decomposition

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忄 heart
動 move

How to find 慟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “move”. 慟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 慟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.