丁忧

Traditional form:

丁憂

Pinyin (reading):

dīngyōu

Definitions:

• (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Characters:

• 丁 - male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 忧 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief

Traditional characters:

• 丁 - male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 憂 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief