Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
悼
Kangxi Strokes: 12
Page 389, Entry 13
Pronounced dao (falling tone).
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced dao (falling tone)
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced dao (falling tone)
Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced dao (falling tone)
The pronunciation is the same as the character for guide.
Guangyun: Meaning sorrow.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng: The heart feels sorrow.
Also refers to affection and pity.
Book of Rites (Liji), Qu Li: A seven-year-old child is called dao. Even if they commit an offense, punishment is not applied, out of pity for their lack of understanding and because the act was not intentional.
Also refers to fear.
Yangzi, Dialect (Fangyan): In the Chu region, fear is called dao.
Also, according to the Law of Posthumous Titles (Shifa): Dying prematurely in middle age is called dao.
Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu): Records the existence of Duke Dao of Jin.