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讣 · Chu Sui Liang

Fù (4th tone). There is no Shuowen Jiezi entry for this character, and that matters. The Han word was 赴 — 「赴,趨也」, to run — and Xu Xuan’s note under it says exactly: 「《春秋傳》赴告用此字。今俗作訃,非是」 (‘the Zuo Zhuan uses 赴 for announcing a death; the pop $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart