哀
애
슬플 애
口 (mouth) + 衣 (garment) → "weeping into one's sleeve." The 哀 of the Four Noble Emotions.
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Sadness too becomes lighter when held in a single word
Sadness is a guest who stays long. Eastern philosophy taught: don't suppress it, name it. Once a single character gives sadness its shape, it can finally flow like a river.
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愁
수
근심 수
秋 (autumn) + 心 (heart) → "an autumn heart." The melancholy of falling leaves.
惻
측
슬퍼할 측
心 (heart) + 則 (rule) → "heart stepping outside its rule, compassion." 惻隱之心 — Mencius's "compassion" as innate virtue.
Carve into your heart
哀莫大於心死
"슬픔 중에서 가장 큰 것은 마음이 죽는 것이다"
The deepest sorrow is when the heart itself dies
— 장자 (Zhuangzi)
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